Hasht Behesht
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File:Hasht-behesht-1.jpg
View of the palace from the gardens.
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Hasht Behesht (Persian: هشتبهشت), meaning "Eight Paradises" is a Safavid era palace in Isfahan.
It was built in 1669 and is today protected by Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization. Of more than forty mansions which existed in Isfahan during the rule of Safavids, this is the only one left today.
Gallery
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Hasht Behesht, Outside perspective by Pascal Coste.jpg
by Pascal Coste 1840
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Kakh-e-hasht behesht esfahan.jpg
View from outside.
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Hasht Behesht, Detail of the dome by Pascal Coste.jpg
by Pascal Coste 1840
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Hasht behesht palace 1.JPG
View of ceiling details and oculus.
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hasht behesht palace. |
- Hasht Behesht Palace Museum Restaurant in Doha
- MIT's Archnet entry for the Palace
- More Pictures, Tishineh
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