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Town or city
  
Tehran

Current tenants
  
President of Iran

Phone
  
+98 21 2275 2031

Function
  
Palace

Country
  
Iran

Construction started
  
1921

Architectural style
  
Neoclassical architecture

Sa'dabad Complex

Address
  
Tehran Province, Tehran, Shahid Kamal Taheri Street, Shahid Fallahi Street Street,, Valiasr St, Iran

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–5PMMonday9AM–5PMTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday(Islamic Republic Day)9AM–5PMHours might differSaturday(Islamic Republic Day)9AM–5PMHours might differSunday9AM–5PMSuggest an edit

Similar
  
Golestan Palace, Niavaran Complex, National Museum of Iran, Milad Tower, Azadi Tower

The Sa'dabad Complex (Persian: مجموعه سعدآباد‎‎ – Majmue ye Sa’dābād) is a 300 hectare complex built by the Qajar and Pahlavi monarchs, located in Shemiran, Greater Tehran, Iran. Today, the official residence of the President of Iran is located adjacent to the complex.

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The complex includes more than 180 hectares of natural forest, streets, qanats, galleries, and museums.

History

The complex was first built and inhabited by Qajar monarchs in the 19th century. After an expansion of the compounds, Reza Shah of the Pahlavi Dynasty lived there in the 1920s, and his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, moved there in the 1970s. After the 1979 Revolution, the complex became a museum.

Present use

Currently, parts of the complex are museums, which visitors can roam through. The complex is operated by the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran which is responsible for most of the artifacts, locations, and cultural aspects of the country.

Gates to the complex

  • Nezamie Gate, from which Reza Shah came into the complex.
  • Zaferanie Gate, for the presidency organization.
  • Gate of Darband Street, from which the emperor Mohammad Reza Pahlavi came into the complex.
  • Gate of Darband Square
  • Ja'far Abad Gate (1st)
  • Ja'far Abad Gate (2nd)
  • River Gate
  • The White House Gate
  • Main Buildings

  • House of Ahmad Shah Qajar
  • The Green House
  • The Mellat Museum
  • Museum of Natural History
  • Museum of Fine Arts
  • Museum of Anthropology
  • Museum of Glassware and Handicrafts
  • Building of the Amendment 36 (a governmental agency)
  • House of the Mother Queen
  • House of Ahmad Reza, the son of Reza Shah
  • Administration of the complex
  • The Training Center
  • The Military Museum
  • Museum of Artistic Creatures
  • The Behzad Museum
  • Museum of Treasure (The Dafine Museum)
  • Museum of Mir Emad Calligraphy
  • The Abkar Museum
  • References

    Sa'dabad Complex Wikipedia