Qavam House

Qavam House
Front facade with the image of the "Lion and Sun" (Qajar royal emblem) on the pediment.
Alternative names
Narenjestan-e Ghavam, Ghavam House, Qavam Pavilion, House of Ghavam
General information
Architectural style
Qajar style
LocationLotf Ali Khan Zand St, Shiraz, Fars province, Iran
Coordinates29°36′28.24″N 52°33′9.25″E / 29.6078444°N 52.5525694°E / 29.6078444; 52.5525694

Qavam House (Persian: خانه قوام), also known as Narenjestan-e Qavam (Persian: نارنجستان قوام), is a Qajar era house and garden in Shiraz, Iran, built between 1879 and 1886 commissioned by the Qavam family.

During the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the house became the headquarters of Pahlavi University's Asia Institute, directed by Arthur Upham Pope, and later Richard Nelson Frye. As per 1979 the house and gardens are a museum and open to the public.

Architecture

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

The Narenjestan garden is an example of the Persian gardens of Iran.

Narenjestan Museum

The basement of the main building houses a museum displaying coin collections, Persian handicrafts and the Abnun Fire Pot.

Abnun Fire Pot

The Abnun Fire Pot or Abnūn Inscription or Nasrabad Fire Altar is a Sasanid-era stone fire altar discovered in Barm-e Delak, 10 km east of Shiraz. Built in the third year (243–244 CE) of the reign of Shapur I, it features a circular Inscriptional Pahlavi inscription, carved in three lines around the altar.

The subject of the inscription is the construction of a fire pit commissioned by Abnun, the master of court ceremonies, to commemorate the victory of Shapur I in 243 CE over the Roman army of Gordian III. Four faces are depicted on each side of the fire pot:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "نارنجستان قوام، جشن معطر کاشی و آینه" [Orange consistency, fragrant celebration of tiles and mirrors]. ایندیپندنت فارسی (Persian Independent) (in Persian). 2021-04-22. Archived from the original on Apr 22, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. ↑ "Bagh-i Qavam". Archnet. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
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  4. ↑ Iran Museums: Fars Province (Shiraz), "Narenjestan Garden and Museum"
  5. ↑ "Narenjestan Garden or Qavam House". Retrieved 2026-10-15.
  6. ↑ "Abnūn Inscription (ŠAb)". Retrieved 2026-10-15.
  7. ↑ "The Fire Altar of Vispšād-farrdoš" (PDF). Retrieved 2026-10-15.