The Niavaran Palace Complex () is a historic palace complex situated in Shemiran (northern Tehran), Iran. It consists of several palace buildings and monuments dating back to the Qajar and Pahlavi eras. In 1850, the Sahebgharaniyeh Palace was built by the order of Naser al-Din Shah. In the 1910s, the Ahmad Shahi Pavilion was built as Ahmad Shah's residence.

During the reign of Reza Shah, all of the peripheral buildings of the Sahebgharaniyeh Palace, with the exception of the Ahmad Shahi Pavilion, were demolished, and the present-day structures were built to the north of the Sahebgharaniyeh. The Ahmad Shahi Pavilion was then used as an exhibition centre for presents from world leaders to the Iranian shahs.

During the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah, a new palace named Niavaran was constructed for the imperial family. The palace was designed in 1958 and completed in 1967. It served a variety of purposes for the court including as a home for the Shah and Shahbanu Farah as well as a place to entertain visiting foreign heads of state. On 31 December 1977, the reception and state banquet for U.S. president Jimmy Carter took place here.

The complex consists of three structures: Niavaran Palace, Ahmad Shahi Pavilion, and the Sahebgharaniyeh Palace. The buildings were built during various time periods ranging from Qajar Iran to Pahlavi Iran. Currently, the complex is a museum that showcases imperial artifacts. The interiors remain in their original 1979 state.

The Shah and Shahbanu left basically everything behind when they left Iran in January 1979.

Palaces

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|Niavaran Palace

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| Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

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|Ahmad Shahi Pavilion

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| Ahmad Shah Qajar

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|Sahebgharaniyeh Palace

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| Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

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File:2011 Ahmad-Shahi Pavilion Tehran 6214852688 by Kamyar Adl.jpg|Ahmad Shahi Pavilion

File:Sahebgharanie.JPG|Sahebgharaniyeh Palace

File:2011 Sahebqraniyeh Palace Tehran 6250140114.jpg|The office of the Shah within the Sahebgharaniyeh Palace

File:Niavaran Palace garden.jpg|Area in front of the Niavaran Mansion

File:غروب در پنجره کاخ.jpg|The gate of the Niavaran Mansion

File:Nyavaran Palace.JPG|Inside the Niavaran Mansion

File:تالار کاخ نیاوران، از نمای بالا.jpg|Inside the Niavaran Mansion

File:درون کاخ.jpg|Inside the Niavaran Mansion

File:2019-01-07 Iran, Tehran, Niavaran Mansion DSC 7679 DxO6 PS AF.jpg|Inside the Niavaran Mansion

File:2019-01-07 Iran, Tehran, Niavaran Mansion DSC 7644 DxO6 PS.jpg|Inside the Niavaran Mansion

File:Niavaran-main-palace.jpg|Inside the Niavaran Mansion

File:Kooshk ahmad shahi IMG 3588.jpg|Ahmad Shahi Pavilion

File:Inside of ahmadshahi palace.jpg|Inside the Ahmad Shahi Pavilion

File:NiavaranPalaceTehran.jpg|Area in front of the Ahmad Shahi Pavilion

File:Ahmad Shahs Pavilion.jpg|Ahmad Shahi Pavilion

File:Farah Pahlavi's dressing table.jpg|Shahbanu Farah's dressing table

File:IMG 3360niavaran.jpg|Corridor to private rooms in the Niavaran Palace

File:Alireza pahlavi room.jpg|Interior of Prince Ali Reza's room

File:Mreza cloth2 niavaran.jpg|Mohammad Reza Shah's uniform in the Niavaran Palace

File:Niavaran cinema.jpg|Cinema inside the Niavaran Mansion

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See also

  • Architecture of Iran
  • Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran
  • Niavaran Park – a park built in 1969 next to the complex
  • Golestan Palace – the former official royal Qajar-dynasty complex, located in Tehran
  • Sa'dabad Complex – a complex built by the Qajar and Pahlavi monarchs, located in Tehran
  • List of royal palaces
  • List of palaces in Iran

References

  • (Persian), (English) – Niavaran Cultural Historic Complex