Ramsar Palace

Ramsar Palace
General information
Town or city	Ramsar
Country	Iran
Coordinates	36°54′11″N 50°39′30″E
Completed	1937; 88 years ago (1937)
Client	Reza Shah
Technical details
Size	60,000 square meters (land area)

The Ramsar Palace or Marmar Palace is a historic royal residence in Iran. The palace is in Ramsar, a city on the coast of the Caspian Sea.

History

The Ramsar Palace was established on a land of 60,000 square meters in 1937.[1][2] The area was a historical garden in Ramsar.[3] Crown Prince Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's companion Ernest Perron was sent to the palace to work as the head gardener shortly after the completion of the construction.[4]

The palace was used as a summer residence by Reza Shah and then by his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.[5] Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his second spouse Soraya Esfendiary-Bakhtiary spent their honeymoon in the palace.[6] They also frequently went there when they came across political crisis in Tehran.[7]

Technical features

Ramsar Palace

The Ramsar Palace is a compact and modest residence with 600 square metres (6,500 sq ft) square meters area although it lies on a land of 60,000 square meters.[1][8] It is a rectangular building with a single story,[3] and is decorated with works by famous Iranian sculptors and painters.[9] The front line of the palace is made up of carved marble stones which were made by local artists.[5] The common materials used are plaster and mirror in addition to marble.[3] There is a reception hall or central hall in the place which has wooden floor.[3][5]

Current usage

The palace has been used as a museum since 2000.[1] It is called the Ramsar Palace museum or the Caspian museum and is known by locals as “Tamashagah Khazar".[5]

References

1. "History of the Ramsar Palace Museum". Cultural Institute of Bonyad Museums. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
2. Andrew Burke (2010). Iran. Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-74220-349-2.
3. "Photographer's Note". Trek Earth. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
4. Daniela Meier (2000). "Between court Jester and Spy: The career of a Swiss Gardener at the royal court in Iran. A footnote to modern Iranian history". Critique: Journal for Critical Studies of the Middle East. 9 (16): 77. doi:10.1080/10669920008720160. S2CID 144640479.
5. Sam K. Parks-Kia (21 November 2009). "Ramsar, An Iranian Bride to Remember". Iran Review. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
6. Cyrus Kadivar (1 July 2002). "Memories of Soraya". The Middle East. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
7. Fariborz Mokhtari (2016). "Review of Iran's 1953 Coup: Revisiting Mosaddeq". Bustan: The Middle East Book Review. 7 (2): 127. doi:10.5325/bustan.7.2.0113. S2CID 185086482.
8. Jill Worrall (2011). Two Wings of a Nightingale: Persian Soul, Islamic Heart. Hawthorne, CA: GF Books, Inc. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-927147-05-4.
9. "Ramsar, an Iranian bride to remember". Travel Blog. Retrieved 27 June 2014.

External links

• Media related to Marble Palace (Ramsar) at Wikimedia Commons