Sa’dabad Complex is located in the north part of Tehran and built during the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasty. The complex contains 18 palaces surrounded by gardens in an area of 300 hectares. The main palaces in the complex are the white and green palaces. In the 1920s Reza Shah added some buildings to the complex and used the palace as a summer residence. In 1970s his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, moved there after the 1979 revolution the complex was transformed into a museum.
The following are the key parts of the complex:
Built in the 1930s, and one of the highlights of the Sa’d Abad Museum Complex. In the upstairs Ceremony Hall is a 143-sq-metre carpet that is said to be one of the largest ever woven in Iran.
The classical-looking Green Palace was built at the end of the Qajar era when it was known as the Shahvand Palace. Extensively remodelled by the Pahlavis, the building’s current name comes from the mossy green stone that covers the exterior.