The Golestan Palace, also transliterated as the Gulistan Palace and sometimes translated as the Rose Garden Palace from Persian language, was built in the 16th century, renovated in the 18th century and finally rebuilt in 1865. It is the former official royal Qajar complex in Tehran.
Edifice of the Sun (Shams ol Emareh)
Exterior view of the marble throne by Eugène Flandin
The Marble Throne, built from 1747 to 1751
Panoramic view of the Karim Khani Nook
Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran and also the largest city in Tehran Province. It also serves as the capital of the province, county and the Central District. With a population of around 9 million and 400 thousand in the city and around 16 million and 800 thousand in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, The Greater Tehran metropolitan area contains towns like the "New Town of Andisheh", "Islam Shahr", "Shahreh Qods", "Shahryar", "Pakdasht", "Firooz Kooh" and "Shamiran". Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and Western Asia, and has the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East, after Cairo. It is ranked 24th in the world by metropolitan area population.
Image: Azadi Tower (29358497718)
Image: Tehran end year traffic, 19 March 2018 (13961228001006636570840100161167 81764) (cropped)
Image: پل طبیعت تهران (cropped)
Image: نمایی از شمس العماره
