Masoudieh Mansion

🕰️When was it built?

The complex was built in 1295 AH (1878) on the orders of Mas'ud Mirza, known as Zell-e Soltan. Its architect was Shaban Me'marbashi. The building was later used for cultural and administrative purposes and was added to the National Heritage List in 1998.

🏛️What was it built for?

The complex originally had an outer quarter, the divankhaneh, an inner quarter and service buildings. Later part of it was used to keep books and historic objects, and for a time it housed the Ministry of Education. So its history is about more than one prince's life.

👀What you will see

• The Divankhaneh and the Sofrekhaneh are among the main buildings of the complex, each with its own use.
• The Seyyed Javadi courtyard, the Moshiri courtyard and the private courtyard show that the complex is made of several separate parts.
• A gateway for people on foot and another for carriages marked two kinds of entrance to this Qajar mansion.
• Stucco, tilework, decorative inscriptions and wall paintings are among the arts used to decorate the buildings.

💡Something interesting

In the 1920s, part of the mansion became a place where books and antiquities were collected, helping to found the national library and museum. The historic objects kept here were moved to the National Museum of Iran in 1939.

🎒Good to know before you go

• Visits are limited to the outside areas, so don't plan on going into every room and hall.