{"id":19647,"date":"2016-12-02T16:54:10","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T16:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=19647"},"modified":"2026-11-08T19:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T19:21:27","slug":"afif-abad-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/afif-abad-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Afif-Abad Garden Shiraz: History, Palace and Visitor Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Afif-Abad Garden, also called Golshan Garden, lies on Afif-Abad Street in Shiraz. A columned gateway leads into the grounds, where a long approach brings the Qajar mansion into view. The palace combines furnished interiors upstairs with collections of historic weapons below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/afif-abad-garden\/#history-of-afif-abad-garden\" >History of Afif-Abad Garden<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/afif-abad-garden\/#the-palace-and-architecture\" >The Palace and Architecture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/afif-abad-garden\/#museums-and-historic-interiors\" >Museums and Historic Interiors<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/afif-abad-garden\/#the-persian-garden\" >The Persian Garden<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/afif-abad-garden\/#traditional-bathhouse-and-teahouse\" >Traditional Bathhouse and Teahouse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/afif-abad-garden\/#planning-a-visit\" >Planning a Visit<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"history-of-afif-abad-garden\"><\/span>History of Afif-Abad Garden<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The site has a Safavid history, when the Zulqadr governors held land here. The present mansion is Qajar. Iran&#8217;s heritage register dates it to 1284 AH (1867\u201368) and names Mirza Ali Mohammad Khan Qavam al-Molk II as its patron. The grounds cover about 13 hectares.<\/p>\n<p>The name Afif-Abad is associated with Afifeh Khanum, a later owner. The army acquired the property in the early 1960s, and the complex opened as a military museum in 1991.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-palace-and-architecture\"><\/span>The Palace and Architecture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-338-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors in front of the Afif-Abad palace\" class=\"wp-image-59953\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-338-edited.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-338-edited-780x439.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-338-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-338-edited-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-338-edited-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Look up at the entrance gateway for column capitals modeled on those at Persepolis and two lions above the doorway. The two-story mansion offers a different set of details: painted wood overhead, stucco on the walls and colored glass at the windows. The upstairs hall has ceiling paintings of flowers, hunting and festivities.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"592\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-339.jpg\" alt=\"Facade and garden at Afif-Abad in Shiraz\" class=\"wp-image-59954\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-339.jpg 770w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-339-611x470.jpg 611w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-339-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-339-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-340.jpg\" alt=\"Painted ceiling, columns and hanging lantern inside the palace\" class=\"wp-image-59955\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-340.jpg 671w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-340-410x470.jpg 410w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-340-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-341.jpg\" alt=\"Decorated ceiling framed by columns inside the palace\" class=\"wp-image-59956\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-341.jpg 770w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-341-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-341-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-341-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"museums-and-historic-interiors\"><\/span>Museums and Historic Interiors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The lower floor houses historic weapons. Iran&#8217;s national tourism portal identifies the furnished rooms on the upper floor as the Ebrat Museum, including sitting rooms and a library. Three stairways link the floors, and the upstairs rooms open off a long passage. The large central hall brings together painted wood, stucco and colored glass, so allow time for the room itself as well as the objects on display.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-348.jpg\" alt=\"Painted figures and tiled walls inside Afif-Abad Garden\" class=\"wp-image-59963\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-348.jpg 770w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-348-682x470.jpg 682w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-348-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-348-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-persian-garden\"><\/span>The Persian Garden<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Follow the central walk from the gate toward the palace and look back from the pool. The long sightline and water set the mansion apart from the surrounding planting. For a comparison, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/eram-garden\/\">Eram Garden<\/a>, Shiraz&#8217;s component of UNESCO&#8217;s Persian Garden property.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-343.jpg\" alt=\"Furnished reception room with a chandelier and ornate ceiling\" class=\"wp-image-59958\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-343.jpg 770w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-343-714x470.jpg 714w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-343-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-343-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-344.jpg\" alt=\"Long furnished room with arched windows in the palace\" class=\"wp-image-59959\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-344.jpg 770w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-344-748x470.jpg 748w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-344-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-344-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"traditional-bathhouse-and-teahouse\"><\/span>Traditional Bathhouse and Teahouse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The historic bathhouse and teahouse stand apart from the palace. The bathhouse offers a contrast to the open garden, with small chambers and domed roofs. The teahouse is known for painted scenes drawn from Ferdowsi&#8217;s <em>Shahnameh<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-347.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional bathhouse at Afif-Abad Garden\" class=\"wp-image-59962\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-347.jpg 770w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-347-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-347-768x347.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-345.jpg\" alt=\"Wooden cabinet and period furnishings inside the palace\" class=\"wp-image-59960\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-345.jpg 578w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-345-353x470.jpg 353w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-345-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-346.jpg\" alt=\"Palm-lined garden axis and pool in front of the palace\" class=\"wp-image-59961\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-346.jpg 770w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-346-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-346-768x429.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"planning-a-visit\"><\/span>Planning a Visit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-349.jpg\" alt=\"View across Afif-Abad Garden in Shiraz\" class=\"wp-image-59964\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-349.jpg 770w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-349-552x470.jpg 552w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-349-768x654.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-349-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Start with the garden walk and leave time for both floors of the palace. If stairs are a concern, ask staff at the gate which interiors you can reach. The lower and upper displays are on separate levels.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/visitiran.ir\/attraction\/afifabad-garden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">national tourism portal<\/a> describes the building and museum collections. For another Qavam family property, see <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/narenjestan-e-ghavam-garden-in-shiraz\/\">Narenjestan-e Ghavam<\/a> in central Shiraz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afif-Abad Garden in Shiraz combines a Qajar mansion, furnished palace rooms and historic weapons collections with a Persian garden, bathhouse and teahouse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":59965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,15738],"tags":[7500],"class_list":["post-19647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism-iran","category-shiraz","tag-shiraz"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Afif-Abad.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19647"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":203608,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19647\/revisions\/203608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}