🏛️ Golestan Palace

Iran · Asia · Cultural · 35.69°N, 51.41°E

The Golestan Palace is the former official royal Qajar complex in Tehran, Iran. One of the oldest historic monuments in the capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Golestan Palace consists of a group of eight palatial royal structures surrounded by a wall, today used mainly as museums, surrounded by an outer wall, which were once enclosed within the defensive walls of Tehran's citadel. Most of the royal buildings date back to the 19th century and display a collection of Iranian and European crafts and gifts from the 18th to the 20th century.

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Quick facts

Country	Iran
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	35.69°N, 51.41°E · view on map

Golestan Palace is a cultural World Heritage site in Iran, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Golestan Palace was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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