Qavam House

Building in Lotf Ali Khan Zand St, Iran

29°36′28.24″N 52°33′9.25″E / 29.6078444°N 52.5525694°E / 29.6078444; 52.5525694

Qavam House (also widely called, Narenjestan-e Ghavam)^[1]^[2] is a traditional and historical house and garden in Shiraz, Iran, built between 1879 and 1886.

During the second Pahlavi era, the House became the headquarters of Pahlavi University's Asia Institute, directed by Arthur Upham Pope,^[1]^[3] and later Richard Nelson Frye. The house and gardens are now a museum and are open to the public.

Architecture

It was built between 1879 and 1886^[4] by Mirza Ibrahim Khan. The building stands two meters above the yard and is mainly made of bricks

Gardens

Narenjestan garden is a sample of Persian gardens of Iran.

Qavam House Interior
Interior of the house
Interior of the house
Interior of the house
Wall painting depicting three Qajari figures.

Qavam House Exterior
View from the garden
Yard and the building in Spring.
View of the garden from the house.
Pool and stone facade.

References

^ ^a ^b "نارنجستان قوام، جشن معطر کاشی و آینه" [Orange consistency, fragrant celebration of tiles and mirrors]. ایندیپندنت فارسی (Persian Independent) (in Persian). 2021-04-22. Archived from the original on Apr 22, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
^ "Bagh-i Qavam". Archnet. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
^ Frye, Richard N. (July 20, 2003). "Asia Institute". Encyclopædia Iranica.
^ Iran Museums: Fars Province (Shiraz), "Narenjestan Garden and Museum"