Golestan Palace is probably the most popular place to visit in Tehran. It literally means the Roseland Palace. The palace is a former royal Qajar complex in Tehran, which Kings of Qajar lived there. The area was huge, with a number of of different galleries and museums throughout. It is located in the center of Tehran, with a short walk from the Grand Bazaar and Park e Shahr, which made it the first choice to visit when I first arrived in Tehran.
What I love most was its huge and beautiful yard, especially those colorful decorative mosaic walls around the palace.
Some Iranian girls were posing for the pictures. Many Iranians like photos. One good thing about travelling in Iran is that you can always find someone who’s willing to take many pictures for you. Due to a lot of practice (I guess), photos taken by randoms here in Iran were much better than in some other countries. 😛
Shams ol Emareh(Edifice of the Sun)
The building of windcatchers
Look how colorful the walls are! I was totally in love with Persian mosaic patterns afterwards. If you are also a fan of patterns, mosaics and colors, don’t miss Golestan Palace. Tehran is mot just a big city with mad traffic, it also has some marvelous walls. 😀
在德黑兰，最有名的景点当属古列斯坦宮。这个伊朗最古老的建筑物之一的主体建筑可追溯至伊朗历史上的萨法维王朝，后来在恺加王朝定都德黑兰，古列斯坦宫正式成为皇家所有。这个区域很大，有好几个不同的宫殿和一个巨大的中心花园组成。
刚到德黑兰的那天没做什么计划，加上手机没有网络，不知道要去哪里所以就用离线地图随便找到了这个在市中心的宫殿，所以很惊喜。宫殿内部很美，有镜面大厅，非常华贵，当时看上去很惊艳，后来在设拉子看了更厉害的镜面清真寺就觉得也就还好了。但是古列斯坦宮布满马赛克图案的围墙却是让我从那天一直到现在都非常惊叹。可能由于我非常喜欢颜色和图案的缘故。
由于宫殿占地面积很大，围墙也很长。那么长的围墙上面布满各式各样几乎没有重复的马赛克墙，真是美妙绝伦，看得我眼花缭乱，恨不得每一面墙都上千拍一张才好（拍的手机容量不够了）。我看到很多伊朗人也喜欢对着墙各种摆拍抓拍，伊朗人和中国人差不多，很喜欢拍照留念，这也就一点好，就是我跑哪儿都找得到路人帮忙拍照。可能他们拍照经验多，技巧还不错，好像在伊朗路人拍的都还行，没有之前我在欧洲一些国家找的路人拍的那样惨不忍睹。
如果你跟我一样，是对称强迫症加上喜欢色彩和图案，快来德黑兰这里朝圣吧。后来我在设拉子和伊斯法罕的一些宫殿也看到马赛克，但是跟这些马赛克墙媲美的并不多呢！
