Tehran, YJC. UNESCO has made the Golestan Palace a world heritage.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site has in its 37th
session held in Phnom Penh announced on Sunday Iran’s Golestan Palace a world
heritage.
The Golestan
Palace, Tehran, Tehran is Iran’s 16th property listed as world
heritage so far.
The International Council on Monuments and Sites
(ICOMOS) has announced that the Golestan Palace is one of Iran’s oldest
complexes built during the Safavid era.
The building adopted its idiosyncratic features in
the 19th century after many changes when it was chosen as royal
residence and the headquarters for the Qajar dynasty.
The Golestan
complex currently consists of 8 palaces mostly used as museums.
The complex is a collection of Qajar architecture that
includes European styles imported into the country those days.
The ICOMOS announcement says that the complex
provides a unique and rich set of examples of Qajar architecture and decorative
arts. It adds that as a masterpiece of Qajar architecture, the Golestan Palace
is of globally high value.
The 37th session of the World Heritage
Site will be continued until June 27.