Niavaran Complex

This article is about the historic palace complex. For the residence of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, see Niavaran Palace.

Niavaran Complex
Ahmad Shahi Pavilion, Sahebgharaniyeh Palace and Niavaran Mansion
Interactive map of Niavaran Complex
TypePalace museum, memorial
LocationShemiran (northern Tehran), Iran
Coordinates35°48′43″N 51°28′21″E / 35.8120°N 51.4725°E / 35.8120; 51.4725
Built1967 (1967)
Restored byMohammad Reza Nikbakht
Governing bodyCultural Heritage Organization of Iran
Websitehttps://www.niavaranmu.ir

The Niavaran Palace Complex (Persian: مجموعه کاخ نیاوران, romanized: Majmue-ye Kākh-e Niāvarān) 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.[1]

History

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.[2]

The Shah and Shahbanu left basically everything behind when they left Iran in January 1979. 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.[1]

Palaces

Name Image Year of completion Resident
Niavaran Palace 1967 (1967) Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ahmad Shahi Pavilion c. 1910s Ahmad Shah Qajar
Sahebgharaniyeh Palace 1850 (1850) Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
Sitting room inside the Niavaran Mansion
  • Ahmad Shahi Pavilion
  • Sahebgharaniyeh Palace
  • The office of the Shah within the Sahebgharaniyeh Palace
  • Area in front of the Niavaran Mansion
  • The gate of the Niavaran Mansion
  • Inside the Niavaran Mansion
  • Inside the Niavaran Mansion
  • Inside the Niavaran Mansion
  • Inside the Niavaran Mansion
  • Inside the Niavaran Mansion
  • Inside the Niavaran Mansion
  • Ahmad Shahi Pavilion
  • Inside the Ahmad Shahi Pavilion
  • Area in front of the Ahmad Shahi Pavilion
  • Ahmad Shahi Pavilion
  • Shahbanu Farah's dressing table
  • Corridor to private rooms in the Niavaran Palace
  • Interior of Prince Ali Reza's room
  • Mohammad Reza Shah's uniform in the Niavaran Palace
  • Cinema inside the Niavaran Mansion

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Niavaran Cultural Historic Complex: History Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Persian)
  2. ^ "8 Handshakes That Changed History: Jimmy Carter - Shah of Iran". RealClearPolitics. 21 April 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
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