Iran · 20th century
Pearl Palace (Persian: کاخ مروارید; Romanized: kakh-e Morvarid / Kāx-e Morvārid), also known as Shams Palace (Persian: کاخ شمس; Romanized: kakh-e Shams / Kāx-e Šams) is an estate in Iran, designed by Taliesin Associated Architects (Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation) on instructions from princess Shams Pahlavi, elder sister of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. It was built in the early 1970s and is located in the Mehrshahr neighborhood, in Karaj City, Iran.
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Pearl Palace ranks #2,326 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #26 of the 173 mapped in Iran. Founded c. 1972 — one of 169 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,068 times in the last 60 days, more than 83% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Tehran, 47 km away. See how Iran compares in the castle statistics.
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