Golestan Palace shines among Tehran's tourist attractions
After the implementation of Iran's historic nuclear deal, many foreign tourists are seizing the opportunity to visit the country and get a taste of its grand culture. Golestan Palace, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of the foremost popular places.
A display of pure grandeur: Kakh-e-Golestan, with a name that literally means the Roseland Palace, is the oldest historic monument in Tehran.
Its unique style is a mélange of Persian and Western architecture and brings together splendid mirror work, tile-work, plaster, enamel, and wood carvings to captivate visitors.
This year, an average of 300 people have been visiting the majestic palace every day, a quadruple increase compared to last year.
The walled complex, surrounded by beautiful gardens, used to house the Qajar government before it turned to a VIP pavilion for formal receptions during the Pahlavi era.
The palace became a public museum in 1999. It is predicted that Iran’s cultural palaces, 17 of which are registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites, will lure around 20 million visitors a year in the near future.
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