Caravanserai of Sa'd al-Saltaneh

To visit Iran's largest roofed caravanserai, you must travel to Qazvin. This caravanserai is one of the most prominent monuments of Qazvin.

Caravanserai of Sa'd al-Saltaneh with an area of 6.2 hectares is the largest roofed caravanserai in Iran. Construction of this caravanserai dates back to the late reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. This caravanserai is also called by other names such as Saadiyeh house and Saadat house. At the end of the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, a person named Mohammad Baqir Khan Sa'd al-Saltaneh Isfahani, who ruled Qazvin at the time, ordered the construction of this building, due to There was a lot of trade relations between Iran and countries like Turkey and Russia at that time.

This caravanserai, as mentioned above, has a commercial role in the past and has been used as a hub for business activities. But after the changes in Russia, it lost its important trading position

• Sa'd al-Saltaneh architecture
  Sa'd al-Saltaneh caravanserai is composed of elaborated construction. This caravanserai has seven large courtyards that the largest of which is 3073 square meters that there are shops around this yard. Another courtyard of this building is called Negar al-Saltaneh, which there are two large shops and two cellars. The other courtyard of the building named Saadiyeh. It has a bathroom and ten shops.

The building has several entrances, many shops, magnificent vestibules and long corridors with brick decorations. Perhaps the most significant part of the caravanserai is Chahar Suq (the intersection of the two main and major sections of the bazaar.) that there is a large tiled dome on its roof.

• Surrounding attractions
  If you are planning to travel to Qazvin, it is advisable to stay there for a few days that you can visit all the monuments of this ancient city. Be sure to visit attractions such as Chehel sotoun Qazvin, Qazvin Bazaar, Jameh Mosque, Hammam Qajar, Nabawi Mosque, Aminiha Hosseiniyeh, Tomb of Hamdollah Mostofi, and Imamzade Hossein, Qazvin.

• What is the best time to go?
  Qazvin is located near the slopes of the Alborz. So, its winters are cold and snowy. Qazvin has a mild and relatively cool climate in summer. But the best season to travel to this area is in the spring and the months of May and June.

• Getting there?
  To get to this caravanserai, you must go to Qazvin city and then go to downtown that named Imam Khomeini Street. This caravanserai is there.
  If your start point is in Tehran, you can use public buses and taxis to reach Qazvin, except for personal cars. To get on Qazvin buses or taxis, you must go to the west terminal at Azadi Square.