Afif-Abad Garden is a museum complex in Shiraz, Iran

Shiraz, Iran

Shiraz is the sixth most populous city in Iran and is the capital of Fars Province, the city's 2009 population was 1,455,073. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Roodkhaneye Khoshk seasonal river...

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Located in the affluent Afif-Abad district of Shiraz, the complex was constructed in 1863. It contains a former royal mansion, a historical weapons museum, and a Persian garden, all open to the public.

History

Afif Abad Garden is one of the oldest gardens in Shiraz.

During the Safavid Period it was used as a palace by the Safavid Shahs.

The current main building was constructed by Mirza Ali Mohammadkhan Ghawam II in 1863. He bought a nearby ghanat

Qanat

A qanāt is a water management system used to provide a reliable supply of water for human settlements and irrigation in hot, arid and semi-arid climates...

 to water his garden. After his death the garden was eventually inheritted by Afife, thus being called Afif Abad.

In 1962, it was restored by the army. It is now functioning as a weapons museum.

See also

• Persian garden
• Persian architecture