Afif-Abad Garden

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Afif-Abad Garden (Persian: باغ عفیف آباد) (also known as Golshan Garden) is a museum complex in Shiraz, Iran.

A relief of a Qajar soldier on one of the walls of the mansion.

View of the garden and mansion.

Closeup view of the mansion in the garden.

View of Mansion.

Located in the affluent Afif-Abad district of Shiraz, the complex was constructed in 1863. It contains a former royal mansion, a historical weapons museum, and a Persian garden, all open to the public.

[edit] History

Afif Abad Garden is one of the oldest gardens in Shiraz.

During the Safavid Period it was used as a palace by the Safavid Shahs.

The current main building was constructed by Mirza Ali MohammadKhan Ghavvam II (Persian: ميرزا علي محمدخان قوام الملك دوم) in 1863. He bought a nearby ghanat to water his garden. After his death the garden was eventually inheritted by Afife, thus being called Afif Abad (Prosperasized by Afif).

in 1962 it was restored by the army. It is now functioning as a weapons museum.