The Diamond
Hall is located in the southern wing of Golestan Palace
past the Wind-tower Building. It was constructed during
the reign of Fath Ali Shah but its appearance and ornaments
were modified at the time of Nassereddin Shah. It is called
the Diamond Hall because of its glittering mirror works.
During the reign of Nassereddin Shah most of the Y-shaped
arches of this hall were turned into Roman arches like
most of the arches in this palace, and the walls were
covered with foreign wallpaper.
As it is one of the Fath Ali Shah period buildings, this
hall is used as a museum of artwork relating to him. A
teahouse is to be built in its basement
Mirror Hall
The Mirror Hall is located west of the Reception Hall
and over the frontispiece and stone iwan in front of
the lobby of the palace. It is one the most famous halls
of Golestan Palace.
It was built simultaneously with the Reception Hall
between the years 1874 and 1877. This hall was dedicated
to the Peacock Throne and the Kianid Crown when the
objects in the old museum were taken to the new museum.
The hall owes much of its fame to its ornamentation
and even more to the portrayal of it in a painting created
by Mirza Mohammad Khan Kamal-ol-molk in 1891. The painting
is now on display at the Golestan Palace.
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