Tekyeh Dowlat
The Takyeh Dowlat (Persian: تکیه دولت, lit. 'State Takyeh') was a royal theater in Tehran, Iran. It was the most famous of all the ta'zieh performance spaces, for the Mourning of Muharram. It had a capacity for more than 4,000 people. Built in 1868 by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar south-east of the Golestan Palace on the site of the Síyáh-Chál, the royal theater's sumptuous magnificence surpassed that of Europe's greatest opera houses in the opinion of many Western visitors. Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin said on his first visit that it was comparable to Verona Arena.
According to Karim Pirnia, Hossein-Ali Mehrin was the architect of this building.
Notable events
It was here that Reza Shah proclaimed the downfall of the Qajar dynasty. The Takyeh Dowlat was destroyed in 1947 and a bank building was constructed on the site.
Gallery
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The Takyeh Dowlat adjacent to the Bād gīr Mansion in Golestan Palace -
Main Entrance -
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar's Funeral at the Takyeh Dowlat -
Reza Shah Oath at Constituent assembly -
Spectators at the Takyeh Dowlat -
References
- ^ Rayḥānah Shahristānī (1987). Iran in days of old. p. 164.
the State Takyeh
- ^ Abbas Amanat. Pivot of the universe: Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, p. 435.
- ^ "TA'ZIA". Encyclopedia of Iranica. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ Mohammad Karim Pirnia, Sabk Shenasi Mi'mari Irani (Study of styles in Iranian architecture), M. Karim Pirnia. 2005. ISBN 964-96113-2-0 pp.134-135
- ^ Saeed Alizadeh, Alireza Pahlavani, Ali Sadrnia. Iran: a chronological history . p. 197.
- ^ The world encyclopedia of contemporary theatre, Volume 3 edited by Don Rubin, p. 215.
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