Masoudieh Mansion
mansion in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
The Masoudieh Mansion (Persian: عمارت مسعودیه, romanized: Emarat-e Masoudieh) is a historic mansion in Tehran, Iran. It was built as a residence for the Qajar prince Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan in 1878, hence the name Masoudieh.
History
Masoudieh has gone through many historical events ever since it was built. During the Persian Constitutional Revolution, due to the disagreements between Zell-e Soltan and Mozaffar ad-Din Shah (and later Mohammad Ali Shah), the mansion became a revolutionary foothold. In 1908, a handmade bomb exploded under the Shah's carriage near the mansion, causing him to initiate the 1908 bombardment of the parliament.
Many of the first cultural institutions of Iran were first founded in Masoudieh. For example, the first national library and the first National Museum of Iran were established in this place.
For a short time between 1963–1964, the mansion was used as military college. It was later given to the Ministry of Education after its establishment. On 1 March 1998, the government decided to give the building to the Society for the National Heritage of Iran (that had not yet become a ministry and operated under Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance).
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