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35°40′42.65″N 51°25′15.93″E / 35.6785139°N 51.4210917°E / 35.6785139; 51.4210917
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Takyeh Dowlat
Takyeh Dowlat by Kamal-ol-Molk
Location Tehran, Persia ( Iran)
Coordinates 35°40′42.65″N 51°25′15.93″E / 35.6785139°N 51.4210917°E / 35.6785139; 51.4210917
Owner Royal court of Persia (Qajar dynasty)
Genre(s) Theatre
Ta'zieh
First Constituent assembly of Persia (Iran)
Construction
Opened1868
Demolished1946
ArchitectHossein-Ali Mehrin

Takyeh Dowlat ( Persian: تکیه دولت lit. "State Theater") was a Royal Theater in Tehran, Iran. It was the most famous of all the ta'zieh performance spaces, for the Mourning of Muharram. It has a capacity for more than 4,000 people. Built in 1868 [1] by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar south-east of the Golestan Palace on the site of the Síyáh-Chál, the Royal Theater's sumptuous magnificence surpassed that of Europe's greatest opera houses in the opinion of many Western visitors. [2] It is comparable to Verona Arena, Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin told at his first visit.

Karim Pirnia has introduced Hossein-Ali Mehrin as the architect of this building. [3]

Notable events

It was here that Reza Shah proclaimed the downfall of the Qajar dynasty. [4] The Tekyeh was destroyed in 1947 and a bank building was constructed on the site. [5]

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References

  1. ^ Abbas Amanat. Pivot of the universe: Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, p. 435.
  2. ^ "TA'ZIA". Encyclopedia of Iranica. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  3. ^ Mohammad Karim Pirnia, Sabk Shenasi Mi'mari Irani (Study of styles in Iranian architecture), M. Karim Pirnia. 2005. ISBN  964-96113-2-0 pp.134-135
  4. ^ Saeed Alizadeh, Alireza Pahlavani, Ali Sadrnia. Iran: a chronological history . p. 197.
  5. ^ The world encyclopedia of contemporary theatre, Volume 3 edited by Don Rubin, p. 215.

35°40′42.65″N 51°25′15.93″E / 35.6785139°N 51.4210917°E / 35.6785139; 51.4210917