Marble Palace, Royal palace and national museum in Ramsar, Iran.
The Marble Palace is a single-story royal palace and national museum in Ramsar, in the Mazandaran Province of northern Iran. The building is constructed from local marble, with carved stone walls surrounding a central hall that organizes the interior layout.
The palace was built in 1937 as a summer retreat for Reza Shah, in the Pahlavi architectural style. His son Mohammad Reza Pahlavi later used it as well during visits to the Ramsar area.
The rooms display wooden floors, detailed plasterwork, and mirrored panels that are typical of Iranian interiors from the Pahlavi period. Local craftsmen carried out this work, giving the building a strong regional character that visitors can see up close.
The entire interior is on one level, making it easy to move between the rooms and view the objects from the Pahlavi period on display. Comfortable shoes are a good idea, as you will walk through several rooms to see the full collection.
The palace garden holds a blue decorative pool where sturgeon, the fish known for producing caviar, are kept on display. Nearby stands a Kashefi Pine Tree that rises over 75 feet (23 meters), making it one of the tallest features on the grounds.
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