Qavam house

Qavam House or Narenjestan Garden (The Orangery Garden) is one of the most famous gardens in Iran, where the arts used in it have made these gardens very special.

The Qavam garden was built on Ali Mohammad Khan Qavam's orders. This garden was established during the reign of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, in the years 1257 to 1267. In 1345, the Narenjestan Foundation awarded to the University of Shiraz and from the years 1348 to 1358 under the supervision of Professor Arthur Apham Pup that was known to the Iranian scholar.

It is interesting to know that the Narenjestan Qavam museum was built in, which donated objects kept by American professor Pup.

 The other name of this garden is the Narenjestan garden (The Orangery Garden) because in this garden you can visit many sour orange trees. The entire structure of this garden is symmetry, it means that the porch or the mirror room of the garden in the middle and the rooms are aligned to the right and left of it and this feature is a unique point of the garden.

In the courtyard of this garden, with the exception of beautiful sour orange trees, in the middle of the eye-catching flowers, there is a creek that leads to a magnificent pool. Due to the fountains in this creek and the pool, you will always hear the soothing water in the mansion.

The garden consists of two parts: the outer part (the Narenjestan Museum) and seraglio part (Zinat Al-Molk House), which are linked by a tunnel. It used as a venue for political, military and visiting representatives from foreign governments.

On the walls of the porch, there are beautiful stucco molding, which is a real example of the art of the Qajar era. Also, the entire floor of the hall decorated with white and blue tiles.

On the ceiling of this mansion, the adjoining rooms the mirror hall is more of a roof than wood, but not simple and completely carved. But after entering the main room adjacent to the porch, you will be faced with a mirrored ceiling and a stunningly attractive appearance.

Other monuments of the complex include Gachineh Bath, Hosseiniyeh Qavam, Qavam School (Iraqi House), Zinat Al-Molk House, Qavam Court House (Narenjestan) and Qavam Exclusive Bathroom.

• What is the best time to go?

You can go to Shiraz all the seasons and visit the garden of Qavam. But one of the great Shiraz months is April, which we recommend going to Shiraz this month. Of course, it should be attending that, the spring is the high season of this city, but it has such wonderful beauties that it does not seem to be crowded.

Qavam Gardens are open every day from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm. The opening hours of this garden are different from official holidays, such as mourning or births.

• Getting there?
   

  You can use public transport to get into Qavam Gardens.

  • Bus: you must take off the bus from Valiasr Terminal that is 1 km from Narenjestan Garden, which is about 12-15 minutes walking distance.
  • Metro: The nearest metro station to the garden is Valiasr Station, which located 1 km from Qavam garden.