Afif-Abad Garden

Afif-Abad Garden

باغ عفیف آباد
Royal Palace of the Golshan Garden
Established	1863
Location	Shiraz, Iran
Type	Persian Garden
Owner	Iranian Army

Afif-Abad Garden (Persian: باغ عفیف آباد - Bāq-i Afif-Ābād), originally the Gulshan Garden (Persian: باغ گلشن - Bāq-i Gulshan), is a museum complex in Shiraz, Iran.

History

During the Safavid dynasty, it was used as a palace by the Safavid Kings.

Reflection of Afifabad garden building in the central garden howz

In 1962, it was restored by the army. It now functions as a weapons museum.

Gallery

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  Another view of the palace
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  View from the entrance
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  A relief of a Qajar soldier on one of the walls of the mansion
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  View of the garden and mansion
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  Hall of the palace

See also

• Persian garden
• Persian architecture

References

29°37′23.38″N 52°29′54.1″E