Niavaran Complex
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The Niavaran Palace Complex (Template:Langx) is a historic palace complex situated in Shemiran (northern Tehran), Iran. It consists of several palace buildings and monuments dating back to the Qajar and Pahlavi eras.<ref name="niamu"/>
History
During the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah, a new palace named Niavaran was constructed for the imperial family. The palace was designed in 1958 and completed in 1967. It served a variety of purposes for the court including as a home for the Shah and Shahbanu Farah as well as a place to entertain visiting foreign heads of state. On New Year's Eve 1977, the reception and state banquet for US President Jimmy Carter took place here.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Shah and Shahbanu left basically everything behind when they left Iran in January 1979. All of the peripheral buildings of the Sahebgharaniyeh Palace, with the exception of the Ahmad Shahi Pavilion, were demolished, and the present-day structures were built to the north of the Sahebgharaniyeh. The Ahmad Shahi Pavilion was then used as an exhibition centre for presents from world leaders to the Iranian shahs.<ref name="niamu">Niavaran Cultural Historic Complex: History Template:Webarchive Template:In lang</ref>
Private library
The library was publicly inaugurated in 1994, on the occasion of International Museum Day.<ref>http://oldregion1.tehran.ir/Default.aspx?PageContentMode=1&tabid=21548 Template:Dead link Niavaran Cultural – Historical Complex/Private Library, 25 April 2011</ref>
Construction
The interior designing of the library was designed by architect Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian.
Features
The building is allocated to libraries in three separate levels; the reading room, the main library, and the audio visual room. Other sections of the library include sets of artwork, which number over 350. The works reflect parts of modern art history, particularly the modern tendencies of Iranian art in the 1950s and 1960s.
Gallery
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Books
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The first floor
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Book shelves and glassy cylindrical ceiling
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The first floor
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Another view of inside the library
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Another view of inside the library
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Gallery
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The office of the Shah within the Sahebgharaniyeh.
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Area in front of the Niavaran Mansion.
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The gate of the Niavaran Mansion.
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Inside the Niavaran Mansion.
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Inside the Niavaran Mansion.
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Inside the Niavaran Mansion.
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Inside the Niavaran Mansion.
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Inside the Niavaran Mansion.
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Inside the Niavaran Mansion
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Inside the Ahmad Shahi Pavilion.
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Area in front of the Pavilion.
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Ahmad Shahi Pavilion
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Shahbanu Farah's dressing table
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Corridor to private rooms in Niavaran Palace
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Interior of Prince Ali Reza's room
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Mohammad Reza Shah's dress in Niavaran Palace
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Cinema inside the Niavaran Mansion
