Chehel Sotun

kulturminne · 1647 · District 3, IR

Chehel Sotun (District 3, Iran) dates from 1647. The date falls within the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of architecture.

The clients were Abbas the Great and Abbas II of Persia. The building was inaugurated in 1647. The building materials include brick, stone, and plaster. The building is protected as Iranian National Heritage.

10 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is Ali Qapu-palatset, 460 m away.