Golestan Palace
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How it came to be
Tehran's citadel was built under the Safavid Shah Tahmasp I (reigned 1524-1576), and Karim Khan Zand later renovated the palace. The Qajar family, who came to power in 1779, later made Tehran their capital, and the palace became their royal residence and seat of power.
Much of its most characteristic architecture and decoration dates from the reign of Naser al-Din Shah (1848-1896). The Shams-ol-Emareh, the Edifice of the Sun, was begun in 1865 and finished in two years. European building methods were adopted, including cast iron used to carry loads.
Under the Pahlavis, coronations were held in the Salam Hall in 1926 and 1967, but between 1925 and 1945 Reza Shah had many of the complex's buildings torn down. Eight main buildings and the gardens survive, and the palace was inscribed on 23 June 2013.
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