Sa'dabad Complex

Sa'dabad Complex
Majmue ye Sa’dābād

The Green House
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

Main Buildings

Depictions of Persian mythology in the White House.
Statue of Arash the Archer
(not to be confused with the Pavilion of Ahmad Shah Qajar in the Niavaran Complex)
(also known as the Shahvand House)
The White House, where Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Farah Diba lived.
The Special House, currently used by the presidency organization.
The Black House
House of Shams, named after Shams Pahlavi.
House of Ashraf, named after the sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
House of Gholam Reza, named after Gholam Reza Pahlavi.
Currently used by the presidency organization.
Currently used by the presidency organization.
House of Abdol Reza, named after Abdul Reza Pahlavi, the son of Reza Shah.
House of Bahman, named after the son of Gholam Reza Pahlavi.
House of Shahram, named after the son of Ashraf Pahlavi.
House of Farideh Ghotbi, mother of Farah Diba.
1st House of Reza Pahlavi, named after Reza Pahlavi II.
2nd House of Reza Pahlavi, currently used by the presidency organization.
House of Farahnaz and Ali Reza, named after Farahnaz and Ali Reza, children of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
House of Leila, named after Leila Pahlavi.

See also

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

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