Ramsar Palace

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Ramsar Palace
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Ramsar Palace
General information
Town or city Ramsar
Country Iran
Coordinates 36°54′11″N50°39′30″E / 36.90306°N 50.65833°E / 36.90306; 50.65833
Completed1937;88 years ago (1937)
ClientReza Shah
Technical details
Size60,000 square meters (land area)

The Ramsar Palace or Marmar Palace is a historic royal residence in Iran. The palace is in Ramsar, a city on the coast of the Caspian Sea.

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History

The Ramsar Palace was established on a land of 60,000 square meters in 1937. [1] [2] The area was a historical garden in Ramsar. [3] Crown Prince Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's companion Ernest Perron was sent to the palace to work as the head gardener shortly after the completion of the construction. [4]

The palace was used as a summer residence by Reza Shah and then by his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. [5] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his second spouse Soraya Esfendiary-Bakhtiary spent their honeymoon in the palace. [6] They also frequently went there when they came across political crisis in Tehran. [7]

Technical features

Ramsar Palace North of Iran - Ramsar (palace).jpg
Ramsar Palace

The Ramsar Palace is a compact and modest residence with 600 square metres (6,500 sq ft) square meters area although it lies on a land of 60,000 square meters. [1] [8] It is a rectangular building with a single story, [3] and is decorated with works by famous Iranian sculptors and painters. [9] The front line of the palace is made up of carved marble stones which were made by local artists. [5] The common materials used are plaster and mirror in addition to marble. [3] There is a reception hall or central hall in the place which has wooden floor. [3] [5]

Current usage

The palace has been used as a museum since 2000. [1] It is called the Ramsar Palace museum or the Caspian museum and is known by locals as “Tamashagah Khazar". [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "History of the Ramsar Palace Museum". Cultural Institute of Bonyad Museums. 13 March 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Andrew Burke (2010). Iran. Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet. p. 173. ISBN   978-1-74220-349-2.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Photographer's Note". Trek Earth. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Daniela Meier (2000). "Between court Jester and Spy: The career of a Swiss Gardener at the royal court in Iran. A footnote to modern Iranian history" . Critique: Journal for Critical Studies of the Middle East. 9 (16): 77. doi:10.1080/10669920008720160. S2CID   144640479.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Sam K. Parks-Kia (21 November 2009). "Ramsar, An Iranian Bride to Remember". Iran Review. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Cyrus Kadivar (1 July 2002). "Memories of Soraya". The Middle East. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Fariborz Mokhtari (2016). "Review of Iran's 1953 Coup: Revisiting Mosaddeq" . Bustan: The Middle East Book Review. 7 (2): 127. doi:10.5325/bustan.7.2.0113. S2CID   185086482.
  8. ↑ Jill Worrall (2011). Two Wings of a Nightingale: Persian Soul, Islamic Heart. Hawthorne, CA: GF Books, Inc. p. 229. ISBN   978-1-927147-05-4.
  9. ↑ "Ramsar, an Iranian bride to remember". Travel Blog. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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