Negarestan Palace
| Negarestan Palace | |
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کاخ نگارستان | |
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| Town or city | Tehran |
| Country | Iran |
| Completed | 1807 |
TheNegarestan Palace(Persian:کاخ نگارستان) or theNegarestan Garden(Persian: باغ نگارستان) is a historic building in Tehran, Iran. It was built as a summer residence by the order ofFathali Shah Qajarin 1807.[1][2]
Name
[edit]It is called Negarestan due to the point that in one of the rooms of the palace a large number of paintings, mostly portraits, were on display. Negar(Persian: نگار) means "Picture", "image" or "Painting", and as such Negarestan means "Place of paintings".[3]
History
[edit]After the death of Fathali Shah Qajar,Mohammad Shah Qajarhad his coronation in the Negarestan Palace. It was also in this place thatQaem Maqam Farahaniwas killed by the orders of Mohammad Shah. For a while it was used as an agriculture school, School of fine arts, and even served as the seat for the ministry of justice.[4][5]
Jean-Baptiste Feuvrier,Nasereddin Shah Qajar'spersonal physician, writes about how a camel was sacrificed onEid al Adhain Negarestan every year.[5]
Gallery
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"در خانه بمانیم و از باغ نگارستان دیدن کنیم".ایرنا(in Persian). 8 April 2021.Retrieved4 November2021.
- ^"Negarestan Garden | Paradise in the heart of Tehran".IranInDepth.9 March 2020.Retrieved4 November2021.
- ^"معنی نگارستان | لغتنامه دهخدا".vajehyab.Retrieved4 November2021.
- ^</ مشروح مذاکرات مجلس شورای ملى، دوره2Archived4 November 2021 at theWayback Machine
- ^ab"ناگفته های باغ موزه نگارستان | چاپارگشت پارسه".onlinebookingiran.Retrieved4 November2021.
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