Qavam House
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Template:Infobox building Qavam House (also widely called Narenjestan-e Ghavam)[1][2] is a historic house and garden in Shiraz, Iran, built between 1879 and 1886.
During the second Pahlavi era, the House became the headquarters of Pahlavi University's Asia Institute, directed by Arthur Upham Pope,[1][3] and later Richard Nelson Frye. The house and gardens are now a museum and are open to the public.
Architecture
It was built between 1879 and 1886[4] by Mirza Ibrahim Khan. The building stands two meters above the yard and is mainly made of bricks.
Gardens
Narenjestan garden is an example of Persian gardens of Iran.
- Qavam House Interior
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Interior of the house
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Interior of the house
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Interior of the house
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Wall painting depicting three Qajari figures.
- Qavam House's exterior
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View from the garden
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Yard and the building in Spring.
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View of the garden from the house.
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Pool and stone facade.
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