Chehel Sotoun

Chehel Sotoun is a 17th century pavilion and garden, in , . It was commissioned by Abbas the Great and completed by Shah Abbas II, both Safavid Shahs, mostly for royal entertainment and receptions.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,580 metres (5,190 feet)
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM–6:00 PM
  • Description: palace in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as
    “Chehel Sotoun Palace”
    “Chehel Sotūn”
    “Chehol Sotūn”
    “Jahan Nama Palace”
    “Vierzig-Säulen-Palast”
Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ali Qapu and Hasht Behesht.
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Castle
is an imperial palace in , . is situated 450 metres east of Chehel Sotoun.
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or is a 17th-century pavilion in , . is situated 480 metres south of Chehel Sotoun.
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Museum
The of Isfahan, Iran… is situated 200 metres northeast of Chehel Sotoun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isfahan and Jey Shir.
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is a city in central Iran, south of Tehran and is the capital of .
Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the city of … is situated 7 km southeast of Chehel Sotoun.
Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the city of … is situated 7 km east of Chehel Sotoun.

Chehel Sotoun

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Latitude
32.65739° or 32° 39′ 27″ north
Longitude
51.67177° or 51° 40′ 18″ east
Open location code
8H4HMM4C+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 244274794
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
417857
Wiki­data ID
Q16566

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Chehel Sotoun” goes by many names.
الأربعون عموداArabic
چهل ستونArabic
Չեհել ՍոթունArmenian
Çəhəl Sütun SarayıAzerbaijani
Чәһел Сүтун һарайыBashkir
Txehel SotunBasque
Txehel Sotun lorategiaBasque
Чэхель-сатунBelarusian
Чехел СутунBulgarian
Chehel SotounCatalan
四十柱宫Chinese
四十柱宮Chinese
Çehel SutunDimli (individual language)
Chehel SotounDutch
Chehel Sotoun (Isfahan)French
Tchehel-SotounFrench
Chehel Sotun PalastGerman
Tschehel SotunGerman
צ’הל סותוןHebrew
चेहेल सुतून महलHindi
Chehel SotounIndonesian
chael sotonItalian
Chehel SotoonItalian
Chehel SotounItalian
Chihil SutunItalian
Kakh-e Chehel SotunItalian
چهل ستون‎‎Italian
チェール・ソトゥーンJapanese
チェヘル・ソトゥーン宮殿Japanese
Чехел СотунKirghiz
체헬 소툰Korean
چلستونMazanderani
Chehel SotounOccitan (post 1500)
چهل‌ستونPersian
Pałac Czterdziestu KolumnPolish
дворец Чехель СотунRussian
Чехель СотунRussian
Čehel SotunSlovenian
Palacio de Chehel SotúnSpanish
Chehel SotunSwedish
Çehel Sütun SarayıTurkish
Чехель СотунUkrainian
چہل‌ستونUrdu
Chehel sotunUzbek
Chihil sutunUzbek
Vườn Chehel SotunVietnamese
چہل‌ستونWestern Panjabi

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