December 29, 2017
An estimated 82,000 historical artifacts are on display in the Golestan Palace, a UNESCO world heritage center, located in Tehran.
Masud Nosrati, director of the palace complex, says the artifacts and treasures in the repository are “many times more than those on display,” the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
Among the items on display are jewelry, rugs, photographs, paintings, calligraphy, page illuminations and royal seals.
The Golestan Palace was once the seat of Qajar rulers. Referring to the Qajar era (1785-1925), Nosrati said that period was a “passage from tradition to modernity.”
The Golestan Palace is the only remnant of Tehran’s historical citadel—a collection of erstwhile royal buildings that were once enclosed within large thatched walls. The citadel was built during the time of Shah Tahmasb I of the Safavid Dynasty (1501-1722). It was rebuilt in the time of Karim Khan (1705-1779), the founder of the Zand Dynasty and was later turned into a palace and royal court for Qajar rulers.