Qavam House

Qavam House (Persian: خانه قوام), also known as Narenjestan-e Qavam (Persian: نارنجستان قوام)^[1][2], is a Qajar era house and garden in Shiraz, Iran, built between 1879 and 1886.

Qavam House
Front facade with the image of the "Lion and Sun" (Qajar royal emblem) on the pediment.
Alternative names	Narenjestan-e Ghavam, Ghavam House, Qavam Pavilion, House of Ghavam
General information
Architectural style	Qajar style
Location	Lotf Ali Khan Zand St, Shiraz, Fars province, Iran
Coordinates	29°36′28.24″N 52°33′9.25″E

During the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the house became the headquarters of Pahlavi University's Asia Institute, directed by Arthur Upham Pope,^[1][3] and later Richard Nelson Frye. The house and gardens are now a museum and open to the public.

Architecture

The house was built between 1879 and 1886^[4] by Mirza Ibrahim Khan. The building stands two meters above the garden and is mainly made of bricks.

The Narenjestan garden is an example of the Persian gardens of Iran.

Gallery

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  Interior of the house
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  Interior of the house
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  Interior of the house
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  Wall painting depicting three Qajar figures.
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  View from the garden
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  Garden and the building in Spring.
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  View of the garden from the house.
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  Pool and stone facade.

See also

• Architecture of Iran
• Eram garden
• Traditional Persian residential architecture