Qavam House (also widely called Narenjestan-e Ghavam)
is a historic house and garden in
Shiraz, Iran, built between 1879 and 1886.
During the second Pahlavi era, the House became the headquarters of
Pahlavi University's
Asia Institute, directed by
Arthur Upham Pope,
and later
Richard Nelson Frye
Richard Nelson Frye (January 10, 1920 – March 27, 2014) was an American scholar of Iranian studies, Iranian and Central Asian studies, and Aga Khan Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Harvard University. His professional areas of inte ...
. The house and gardens are now a
museum
A museum is an institution dedicated to displaying or Preservation (library and archive), preserving culturally or scientifically significant objects. Many museums have exhibitions of these objects on public display, and some have private colle ...
and are open to the public.
Architecture
It was built between 1879 and 1886
Iran Museums: Fars Province (Shiraz), "Narenjestan Garden and Museum"
/ref> by Mirza Ibrahim Khan. The building stands two meters above the yard and is mainly made of bricks.
Gardens
Narenjestan garden is an example of Persian gardens of Iran.
File:Narenjestan-Shiraz.jpg, Interior of the house
File:Qavam House, Shiraz 06.jpg, Interior of the house
File:Qavam House, Shiraz 07.jpg, Interior of the house
File:Deevar qavam.jpg, Wall painting depicting three Qajari figures.
File:Narenjestan e Ghavam (18864042081).jpg, View from the garden
File:Qavam House, Shiraz 02.jpg, Yard and the building in Spring.
File:Qavam Garden, Shiraz 01.jpg, View of the garden from the house.
File:Nāranjestān-e Ghavām.jpg, Pool and stone facade.
See also
* Architecture of Iran
* Eram garden
* Traditional Persian residential architecture
References
External links
Pictures For narenjestan qavam
{{Houses in Iran
Houses completed in 1886
Buildings and structures in Shiraz
Persian gardens in Iran
Houses in Iran
Museums in Iran
Tourist attractions in Shiraz
Qajar houses