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2021-09-15 21:31
Drawings, paintings by Qajar king on show at Golestan Palace
TEHRAN - A selection of drawings and paintings created by the famed Qajar king Nasser ad-Din Shah (1821-1896) have been put on show at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.
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2021-08-07 18:48
Golestan Palace: one of the top things to do in Tehran
TEHRAN - One of the top things to do in the Iranian capital is visiting the most magnificent historical monument downtown; the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace.
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2021-07-12 20:38
Artists make replicas of tiles covering UNESCO-designated palace
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian artists and artisans has created exact replicas of “Haft-Rang” tiles which cover parts of the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.
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2021-07-07 18:46
Royal palaces you must see in Tehran
TEHRAN – Known for its cool climate and old plane trees, Tehran has long been a favorite of Iranian kings.
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2021-07-04 19:00
Persian handicrafts: Mirrorwork
TEHRAN – Mirrorwork is the art of creating regular shapes using small or large pieces of mirror mosaics, and is used as a decorative element in interior spaces.
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2021-05-18 21:00
UNESCO-registered Golestan hosts philatelic exhibit
TEHRAN – A philatelic exhibition, featuring the Qajar era (1789–1925) stamps, related documents, equipment, and accessories, opened on Tuesday at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.
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2021-04-21 20:30
211-year-old Qajar-era painting being restored
TEHRAN - The restoration of an exquisite oil-painted artwork by Shaban Ali belonging to the early Qajar period will be completed by the end of July.
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2021-04-12 22:12
Historical clock starts ticking once again in downtown Tehran
TEHRAN – On Monday, a tower-mounted clock, which Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom presented to Naser al-Din Shah in the 19th century, started working once again in downtown Tehran.
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2021-04-11 20:02
Tehran palace complexes named most-visited during new year holiday
TEHRAN – The three historical palace complexes of Sa’dabad, Golestan, and Niavaran were named the most-visited “cultural heritage museums and sites” in Iran during the two-week New Year (Noruz) holidays, which ended on April 2, the museum director has said.
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2021-02-07 20:54
Soleimanieh Palace wins permit to host sightseers, travelers
TEHRAN – Soleimanieh Palace, a Qajar-era (1789–1925) royal complex in Karaj, west of Tehran, has been granted activity permission to host sightseers and travelers as a palace museum.
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2020-12-20 19:42
12 unmissable destinations in Tehran
Tehran is such a bustling metropolis that some travelers love to hate as many avoiding a stay there altogether en route to Iran's more popular tourist destinations.
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2020-12-19 21:43
Rare copy of Shahnameh to be unveiled in Tehran
TEHRAN – A rare illustrated copy of Ferdowsi’s epic masterpiece Shahnameh is scheduled to be unveiled today at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace.
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2020-12-15 19:02
Golestan Palace releases film depicting Mozaffar ad-Din Shah’s first visit to Europe
TEHRAN – Golestan Palace, a UNESCO-registered site located in downtown Tehran, released a film on Tuesday depicting Iranian Qajar king Mozaffar ad-Din Shah on his first visit to Europe in 1900.
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2020-12-07 23:13
Golestan Palace to showcase precious properties online
TEHRAN - A selection of exquisite historical artworks, being kept in the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in Tehran, will be put on a show today in an online exhibition.
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2020-10-31 21:00
UNESCO-tagged Golestan Palace to digitize archives into books
TEHRAN – Hundreds of historical manuscripts, dating back to the Qajar (1789-1925) and Pahlavi (1925-1979) eras, which are being kept at the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace, are to be digitized and then republished as exquisite books.
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2020-09-27 21:17
Restorers launch project at Tehran’s UNESCO-tagged palace
TEHRAN – A team of restorers and cultural heritage experts have commenced working on some tile work that covers the exterior walls of Golestan Palace located in downtown Tehran, adjacent to the Grand Bazaar of the Iranian capital.
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2020-09-11 18:46
‘World’s biggest’ pictorial carpet pops up in Tehran
TEHRAN – A massive handwoven carpet, which according to a senior Iranian expert is ‘the biggest and oldest pictorial carpet in the world’ has recently been unveiled in the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran.
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2020-08-18 20:30
Golestan Palace’s tiles, windows undergo restoration
TEHRAN – A number of sash windows and colorful painted tiles of the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in downtown Tehran have undergone urgent restoration.
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2020-08-12 00:07
By Afshin Majlesi
20 wonderful, must-see cultural sites in Iran
If you ask foreign visitors to Iran about the most characteristic future they discovered during excursions in the ancient land, the most possible answers may be somewhat like these: “It is the friendliest country on Earth with loads of warm-hearted welcome!”; “It is the jewel in Islam’s crown in terms of architecture”; “Being home to fascinating cultural heritage sites”; or “a land where echoes of ancient civilizations still resonate down through the ages!”
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2020-06-29 19:28
Golestan Palace, Foreign Ministry to cooperate in cultural heritage sphere
TEHRAN – The UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace and Foreign Ministry’s documents center will form a working group to conduct joint studies and exchange experience in the arena of cultural heritage.
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2020-06-10 20:00
Virtual tours of Iran available for foreign tourists
TEHRAN – An Iranian travel agency is offering virtual tours of some distinguished historical places across the country for foreign tourists as the country’s tourism, like many other countries, has gone into partial or complete lockdown over the Covid-19 pandemic.
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2020-06-06 21:23
Visit Imam Jomeh House solely or on tour of ‘Old Tehran’
Imam Jomeh House is a magnificent structure and one of the magnificent buildings that stand tall in the historical core of Tehran.
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2020-05-19 18:25
Golestan Palace launches virtual Coronart exhibit
TEHRAN – Golestan Palace in Tehran has launched a virtual exhibit named “Coronart”, calling on artists to reproduce paintings and digital artworks on the theme of the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-04-27 20:00
Precious manuscripts on show at Golestan Palace
TEHRAN – The UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in Tehran has launched online visits and virtual tours of some of its precious manuscripts during the holy month of Ramadan, Afarin Emami, the director of Golestan Palace announced on Monday, CHTN reported.
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2020-04-13 15:55
Tehran’s Golestan Palace offers minute-long online visit
TEHRAN – While all museums and historical sites across Iran are on lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic, a series of videos have been produced to introduce the UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in Tehran to online visitors.
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2020-02-21 19:22
A tour of 10 most famous historical monuments in Tehran
Modern Tehran is home to skyscrapers and high-rise buildings of all variations, but there are many other beautiful structures of note.
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2019-10-04 19:43
‘Tehran Week’ tourism programs announced
TEHRAN – Tehran Municipality has announced its various tourism programs to mark Tehran Week, which comes to end on October 10.
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2019-09-29 20:08
Tehran museum to host meeting on Muharram rituals
TEHRAN - The Glass and Ceramic Museum of Tehran will this evening host a meeting to discuss Muharram rituals which were held during Qajar era (1789–1925) at Tekyeh Dowlat, a royal theater in downtown Tehran.
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2019-08-03 11:38
Iran, Japan celebrate 90 years of diplomatic ties in Tehran
TEHRAN - On Wednesday evening, symbols of Iran and Japan, such as Mount Fuji and Persian rugs, were projected onto the outer walls of the Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site in downtown Tehran.
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2019-07-31 17:47
Japanese expertise to enliven UNESCO-tagged palace in Tehran
TEHRAN - Japanese experts are to make another face of Tehran’s UNESCO-registered Golestan Palace in a special program dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
