Ali Qapu-palatset

kulturminne · 1595 · District 3, IR

Ali Qapu-palatset (District 3, Iran) dates from 1595. The date falls within the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of architecture.

The clients were Abbas the Great and Abbas II of Persia. The building was inaugurated in 1595. It is 48 metres high. It has 5 storeys. The building materials include brick, adobe, and plaster. The building is protected as Iranian National Heritage.

10 other buildings on this site lie within 25 kilometres; the nearest is Schejk Lutfullahs moské, 174 m away.