부산대학교 도서관

[Teheran; Tihrān] Capital city of Iran since 1785. Located on the southern foothills of the Alburz Mountains, Tehran was a small agricultural enclave in medieval times with the typical shape of a walled rectangle with gates in the middle of the four sides and two additional gates and a citadel (500×800 m) on the north. As other important centres in the area declined, the city developed to become particularly prominent under the patronage of the Qajar family dynasty (reg 1779–1924; see Islamic art, §II, 7(ii)(b)). Agha Muhammad (reg 1779–97) selected the citadel for his palace and administrative centre, and Fath ‛Ali Shah (reg 1797–1834) completed the Gulistan Palace. The only buildings that remain from this sprawling complex with luxuriant gardens set with pools and pavilions are the Takht-i Marmar (see fig.), a columnar audience hall, and the ‛Imarat-i Badgir on the north and south sides. In the surrounding bazaar quarter ...