[custom_adv] Niavaran Palace Complex is situated in the northern part of in 9000 square meters area. It consists of several buildings and a museum. The Sahebqaraniyeh Palace from the time of Nasir al-Din Shah of Qajar dynasty is also inside this complex. [custom_adv] The main Niavaran Palace, completed in 1968, was the primary residence of the last Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and the Imperial family until the Revolution. The main palace was designed in 1337 AH (1958) by the Iranian architect Mohsen Foroughi, and following a short delay in its construction, it was completed in 1346 AH (1967) and used in 1347 AH (1968). [custom_adv] Presently, it is comprised of five museums (Niavaran Palace Museum, Ahmad Shahi Pavilion, Sahebqaraniyeh Palace, Jahan Nama museum and the private library), and other cultural, historical and natural attractions including the Blue Hall, Private Cinema, Jahan Nama Gallery, and Niavaran Garden. [custom_adv] The private library of the Niavaran Palace is situated in the eastern part of the Palace, on two floors and one underground floor in a 770 square meter area and it was built in 1976. The interior designing of this building has been carried out by Aziz Farmanfarmayan, and Charles Serigny. [custom_adv] It possesses different features from the point of view of architecture and constructional structure and was built based on the modern architecture prevailing in the 1960s, along with a combination of glass and stone. The building is allocated to the library in three separate levels. [custom_adv] The main parts of the library consist of the reading room, the bookshelves are kept in the ground and the first floors. Other existing spaces consist of the place for the person in charge of the library, the audio and visual room, toilet, etc. In addition to this, a major part of the underground floor is allocated for keeping the books and the paintings. [custom_adv] In the interior designing of the building, a combination of bronze and glass has been used to a great extent. About 300 bright cylinders provide the required lighting of the library. [custom_adv] This library was completely reorganized after twenty-five months of practical and hard efforts. This library consists of about 23,000 books, mainly in Farsi and French in the fields of literature and history of art. [custom_adv] The oldest of these books have been printed in Paris in 1609 and the latest book of this collection has entered the library in January 1979. Other parts of this library include a collection of artworks, which consists of over 350 works and paintings. [custom_adv] The ground floor of this building consists of a hall with a pond made of marble stone in its center with six rooms and two corridors around. Decorative items made of silver, bronze, ivory, wood, and souvenirs from different countries such as India, paintings, medals, etc. have been exhibited in this place. [custom_adv] Niavaran Palace Complex is a historical complex situated in the northern part. It consists of several buildings and a museum. The Sahebqraniyeh Palace, from the time of Naser al-Din Shah of Qajar dynasty, is also inside this complex. [custom_adv] Built between 1958 and 1968 the palace has a decidedly '60s look - clean-lined functionality on the outside contrasting with opulent, European-royal style furniture and enormous, intricately woven carpets inside. [custom_adv] Highlights include the magnificent Kerman carpet showing kings right back to the Achaemenids as well as some European sovereigns, including Napoleon Bonaparte; the shah's walk-in wardrobe full of dozens of uniforms; a selection of Farah Diba's very stylish gowns; and the retractable roof that opened the centre of the palace to the sky. [custom_adv] The quadrilateral design of the palace and its interior archeological designing is inspired by Iranian archeology while making use of modern technology. Its decorations have also been inspired by the pre and post Islamic art. [custom_adv] The gypsum work has been carried out by Master Abdollahi, the mirror work by Master Ali Asghar, the tile work of the outer part by master Ibrahim Kazempour and Ilia. The building floor is covered by black stone and has an aluminum sliding roof.
