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Sadabad Palaces

Sa'dabad Complex
Majmue ye Sa’dābād
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The White Palace
Sa'dabad Complex is located in Tehran
Sa'dabad Complex
Location in Tehran
General information
Architectural style Neoclassical
Address Darband, Zafaraniyeh, Tajrish, Valiasr Street
Town or city Tehran
Country Iran
Coordinates 35°49′00″N 51°25′21″E / 35.816664°N 51.422539°E / 35.816664; 51.422539
Current tenants President of Iran
Construction started 1921
Design and construction
Architect Hossein Behzad

The Sa'dabad Complex (Persian: مجموعه سعدآباد‎‎ – Majmue ye Sa’dābād) is a 300 hectare complex built by the Qajar and Pahlavi monarchs, located in Shemiran, Greater Tehran, Iran. Today, the official residence of the President of Iran is located adjacent to the complex.

The complex includes more than 180 hectares of natural forest, streets, qanats, galleries, and museums.

The complex was first built and inhabited by Qajar monarchs in the 19th century. After an expansion of the compounds, Reza Shah of the Pahlavi Dynasty lived there in the 1920s, and his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, moved there in the 1970s. After the 1979 Revolution, the complex became a museum.

Currently, parts of the complex are museums, which visitors can roam through. The complex is operated by the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran which is responsible for most of the artifacts, locations, and cultural aspects of the country.

Statue of the Shah's Legs

The Green House

Another view of the White House

Statue of Hossein Behzad

House of Shams

House of Bahman

Side view of the Green House

Mirror Hall of the Green House

Section of the Royal Cars

Museum of the Royal Clothes

Section of Reza Shah's clothes

Coordinates: 35°49′02″N 51°25′24″E / 35.817252°N 51.423451°E / 35.817252; 51.423451


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