Iran – Golestan Palace
TEHRAN – Senior officials from sixteen countries visited the UNESCO-inscribed Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran, expressing surprise at the architectural and artistic masterpieces of the historic complex.
“Political delegations and senior officials from Spain, Germany, Ukraine, Hungary, South Korea, Moldova, Poland, Hungary, Thailand, Vatican, Tunisia, Denmark, Chile, Austria, Vietnam and Senegal visited different parts of Golestan Palace over a span of three days,” Mehr quoted Masud Nosrati, the director of the historical palace, as saying on Sunday.
The visits were made during their sojourn to Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Hassan Rouhani, which was held on Saturday.
The lavish Golestan Palace is a masterpiece of the Qajar era (1785 to 1925), embodies a successful integration of earlier Persian crafts and architecture with Western influences.
Categories: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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