Palace & château
Pearl Palace
🇮🇷 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 #2,303 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #26 of the 169 mapped in Iran. Founded c. 1975 — one of 177 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,068 times in the last 60 days, more than 81% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Tehran, 47 km away. See how Iran compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Pearl Palace?
Pearl Palace stands in Iran, at 35.78778°, 50.88641°.
When was Pearl Palace built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1975. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Pearl Palace?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,303 of 7,738 worldwide, and #26 in Iran. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Pearl Palace?
Deh Shad Castle, about 33 km away.
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