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Golestan Palace

The Golestan Palace, is the former official royal Qajar complex in , . One of the oldest historic monuments in the capital and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Golestan Palace consists of a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched defensive walls of Tehran's citadel.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Email: info.golestanpalace@gmail.com
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: palace in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “The Golestan Palace Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Marble Throne and Shamsol Emare.

Museum
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is a Qajar era throne in Golestan Palace, , . The throne was commissioned by Fath-Ali Shah Qajar in 1805. It was designed by Mirza Baba Shirazi and royal stonecutter, Mohammad Ebrahim Esfahani. is situated 110 metres west of Golestan Palace.

Museum
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Shams-ol-Emareh, translated as the Edifice of the Sun, is one of ’s historic buildings and a remnant of Qajar Iran. It is one of the most prominent buildings on the east side of Golestan Palace. is situated 180 metres southeast of Golestan Palace.

Courthouse
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, also known as the Palace of Justice, is a historic courthouse in , . The building was designed by Czech architect Stanislav Sůva in the Neoclassical style to house 1,200 employees, serving as the Ministry of Justice, the law court, and the criminal and civil courts. is situated 230 metres northwest of Golestan Palace.

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Nearby places include Pamenar and Monirieh.

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Golestan Palace

Latitude
35.68044° or 35° 40′ 50″ north
Longitude
51.42061° or 51° 25′ 14″ east
Elevation
1,150 metres (3,773 feet)
Open location code
8H7HMCJC+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 312398800
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
11874041
Wiki­data ID
Q210610
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Golestan Palace” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر كلستان”
  • Armenian: “Գոլեսթանի պալատ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Gülüstan sarayı”
  • Basque: “Golestan jauregia”
  • Bengali: “গোলেস্তন প্রাসাদ”
  • Bulgarian: “Голестан”
  • Catalan: “Palau de Golestan”
  • Cebuano: “Palasiyo sa Golestan”
  • Cebuano: “Palasiyo sa Golestān”
  • Cebuano: “Palasyo sa Golestan”
  • Cebuano: “Palasyo sa Golestān”
  • Chinese: “古列斯坦宫”
  • Chinese: “古列斯坦宮”
  • Chinese: “古列斯坦皇宫”
  • Chinese: “古勒斯坦宫”
  • Chinese: “古莱斯坦宫”
  • Chinese: “戈勒斯坦宫”
  • Croatian: “Golestanska palača”
  • Czech: “Golestánský palác”
  • Dutch: “Golestan Paleis”
  • Dutch: “Golestanpaleis”
  • Esperanto: “Palaco Golestan”
  • Estonian: “Golestāni palee”
  • Finnish: “Golestanin palatsi”
  • French: “Golestân”
  • French: “Palace du Golestan”
  • French: “palais du Golestan”
  • French: “Palais du Golestan”
  • Georgian: “გოლესტანის სასახლე”
  • German: “Golestanpalast”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון גולסתאן”
  • Hindi: “गुलिस्तान दरबार”
  • Hindi: “गुलिस्तान महल”
  • Hungarian: “Golesztán palota”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Golestan”
  • Italian: “Palazzo del Golestan”
  • Japanese: “ゴレスターン宮殿”
  • Javanese: “Pura Golestan”
  • Kannada: “ಗೋಲಿಸ್ತಾನ ಅರಮನೆ”
  • Kirghiz: “Гүлстан сарайы”
  • Korean: “골레스탄 궁전”
  • Korean: “골레스턴 궁전 단지, Shams ol Emareh / 거울타일 유럽 순방을 떠나던 나세르 알 딘샤왕이 유럽 고층 건물을 보고 원해서 탑형빌딩 형식으로 지어졌다 / 궁전의정원-타지마할 에서도 볼수있는 차바그(여러형태로 나눠진 정원과 그 사이로 흐르는 물)/ 페르시아 유럽 이슬람 건축”
  • Macedonian: “Голестански дворец”
  • Maithili: “गोलेस्तान दरबार”
  • Malayalam: “ഗോലെസ്ഥാൻ കൊട്ടാരം”
  • Malayalam: “റോസ് ഗാർഡൻ കൊട്ടാരം, ഗുലിസ്ഥാൻ കൊട്ടാരം”
  • Maltese: “Palazz ta‘ Golestan”
  • Maltese: “Palazz ta’ Golestan”
  • Mazanderani: “گلستون کاخ”
  • Mazanderani: “گلستون کوشک”
  • Nepali: “गोलेस्तान दरबार”
  • Persian: “کاخ گلستان”
  • Persian: “کاخ موزه گلستان”
  • Persian: “کاخ‌موزه‌های گلستان”
  • Persian: “موزه کاخ گلستان”
  • Polish: “Pałac Golestan”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio de Golestan”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio do Golestan”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio do Gulistão”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Golestan”
  • Russian: “Дворец Голестан. Комплекс музеев.”
  • Russian: “Дворец Голестан”
  • Sanskrit: “गुलिस्तान् महल्”
  • Sanskrit: “राजभवनः”
  • Scots: “Golestan Pailace”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Golestanska palača”
  • Slovak: “Golestánsky palác”
  • Slovenian: “palača Golestan”
  • Slovenian: “Palača Golestan”
  • South Azerbaijani: “گولوستان سارایی (تهران)”
  • South Azerbaijani: “گولوستان سارایی”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Golestan”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Golestán”
  • Swedish: “Golestanpalatset”
  • Tajik: “Кохи Гулистон”
  • Tatar: “Гөлестан сарае”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังโกเลสถาน”
  • Turkish: “Gülistan Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Палац Голестан”
  • Urdu: “گلستان محل”
  • Uzbek: “Guliston saroyi”
  • Vietnamese: “Cung điện Golestan”
  • Western Panjabi: “گلستان محل”

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