Qavam House (also widely called, Narenjestan-e Ghavam) is a traditional and historical house and garden in Shiraz, Iran, built between 1879 and 1886.

During the second Pahlavi era, the House became the headquarters of Pahlavi University's Asia Institute, directed by Arthur Upham Pope, and later Richard Nelson Frye. The house and gardens are now a museum and are open to the public.

Architecture

It was built between 1879 and 1886 by Mirza Ibrahim Khan. The building stands two meters above the yard and is mainly made of bricks

Gardens

Narenjestan garden is a sample of Persian gardens of Iran.

• Qavam House Interior
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  Interior of the house
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  Interior of the house
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  Interior of the house
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  Wall painting depicting three Qajari figures.

• Qavam House Exterior
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  View from the garden
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  Yard and the building in Spring.
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  View of the garden from the house.
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  Pool and stone facade.

See also

• Architecture of Iran
• Eram garden
• Traditional Persian residential architecture