Sa'dabad Complex

Sa'dabad Complex
Majmue ye Sa’dābād
The White Palace
Location in Tehran
General information
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Address	Darband, Zafaraniyeh, Tajrish, Valiasr Street
Town or city	Tehran
Country	Iran
Coordinates	35°49′00″N 51°25′21″E / 35.816664°N 51.422539°E / 35.816664; 51.422539
Current tenants	President of Iran
Construction started	1921
Design and construction
Architect	Hossein Behzad

The Sa'dabad Complex (Persian: مجموعه سعدآباد‎‎ – Majmue ye Sa’dābād) is a 300 hectare complex built by the Qajar and Pahlavi monarchs, located in Shemiran, Greater Tehran, Iran. Today, the official residence of the President of Iran is located adjacent to the complex.

The complex includes more than 180 hectares of natural forest, streets, qanats, galleries, and museums.

History

The complex was first built and inhabited by Qajar monarchs in the 19th century. After an expansion of the compounds, Reza Shah of the Pahlavi Dynasty lived there in the 1920s, and his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, moved there in the 1970s. After the 1979 Revolution, the complex became a museum.

Present use

Currently, parts of the complex are museums, which visitors can roam through. The complex is operated by the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran which is responsible for most of the artifacts, locations, and cultural aspects of the country.

Sites

Gates to the complex

• Nezamie Gate, from which Reza Shah came into the complex.
• Zaferanie Gate, for the presidency organization.
• Gate of Darband Street, from which the emperor Mohammad Reza Pahlavi came into the complex.
• Gate of Darband Square
• Ja'far Abad Gate (1st)
• Ja'far Abad Gate (2nd)
• River Gate
• The White House Gate

Main Buildings

Depictions of Persian mythology in the White House.

Statue of Arash the Archer

• House of Ahmad Shah Qajar

(not to be confused with the Pavilion of Ahmad Shah Qajar in the Niavaran Complex)

• The Green House

(also known as the Shahvand House)

• The Mellat Museum

The White House, where Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Farah Diba lived.

• Museum of Natural History

The Special House, currently used by the presidency organization.

• Museum of Fine Arts

The Black House

• Museum of Anthropology

House of Shams, named after Shams Pahlavi.

• Museum of Glassware and Handicrafts

House of Ashraf, named after the sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

• Building of the Amendment 36 (a governmental agency)

House of Gholam Reza, named after Gholam Reza Pahlavi.

• House of the Mother Queen

Currently used by the presidency organization.

• House of Ahmad Reza, the son of Reza Shah

Currently used by the presidency organization.

• Administration of the complex

House of Abdol Reza, named after Abdul Reza Pahlavi, the son of Reza Shah.

• The Training Center

House of Bahman, named after the son of Gholam Reza Pahlavi.

• The Military Museum

House of Shahram, named after the son of Ashraf Pahlavi.

• Museum of Artistic Creatures

House of Farideh Ghotbi, mother of Farah Diba.

• The Behzad Museum

1st House of Reza Pahlavi, named after Reza Pahlavi II.

• Museum of Treasure (The Dafine Museum)

2nd House of Reza Pahlavi, currently used by the presidency organization.

• Museum of Mir Emad Calligraphy

House of Farahnaz and Ali Reza, named after Farahnaz and Ali Reza, children of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

• The Abkar Museum

House of Leila, named after Leila Pahlavi.

Gallery

• 
  Statue of the Shah's Legs
• 
  The Green House
• 
  The White Palace
• 
  Statue of Hossein Behzad
• 
  House of Shams
• 
  House of Bahman
• 
  Side view of the Green House
• 
  Mirror Hall of the Green House
• 
  Section of the Royal Cars
• 
  Museum of the Royal Clothes
• 
  Section of Reza Shah's clothes

See also

• Niavaran Complex
• Treaty of Saadabad
• Pahlavi dynasty
• Iranian architecture
• Presidential palace

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sa'dabad Palace.

• Official website

Coordinates: 35°49′02″N 51°25′24″E / 35.817252°N 51.423451°E / 35.817252; 51.423451