Qajar Palace

The Qajar Palace (Persian: قصر قاجار, romanized: Qasr-e Qajar) was the name of a palace in Tehran, Iran. It was demolished in the 1920s to be replaced by the Qasr prison.^[1] The only remaining structure of the palace complex is a small pavilion.^[2]

Qajar Palace
Native name قصر قاجار (Persian)
Location	Tehran, Iran
Coordinates	35°43′43.9″N 51°26′53.6″E
Built for	Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
Demolished	1920s

It had four watchtowers on its corners and did not feature windows on the outside, making it look more like a barracks than a palace.

History

The palace was constructed in the second year of the reign of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar but fell out of use after his death. it was then used for military purposes during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. During the reign of Reza Shah it was demolished and replaced by the Qasr prison, the first modern prison in Iran.^[3][4][5]

The palace was featured in the paintings of Eugène Flandin and Pascal Coste, two Frenchmen who travelled to Iran during the reign of Mohammad Shah Qajar.

The prison that replaced it became a museum in 2011.^[1]

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  Sketch by Eugène Flandin, 1840
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  Sketch by Eugène Flandin, 1840
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  Sketch by Eugène Flandin, 1840. This is the only structure in the complex that still remains.
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  The only remaining structure in the complex.
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  Photograph of the palace, 1860
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  Sketch by Pascal Coste, 1840
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  Photograph of the palace
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  Map of the palace
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  Sketch from Samuel Benjamin's 1887 book In Persia and the Persians