The East-Azerbaijan Provincial Palace (Persian: کاخ استانداری آذربایجان شرقی) is the main office for Iran's East-Azerbaijan provincial governor in downtown Tabriz. The history of the palace goes back to the Safavid and Zand dynasties, when it was named Aali Qapou. The original construction of the palace was supervised by Najaf Qoli Khan for the Safavid kings, when Tabriz was the capital of Iran. During the Qajar era, Aali Qapu served as the residence for the crown prince of Iran. It was reconstructed and repaired under Naser al-Din Shah, during which its name was changed to Shams ol-Emareh. Since the Iranian Constitutional Revolution, the palace has been used as the provincial governorship office (Persian: کاخ استانداری).
The main parts of the original building were destroyed in a fire in 1933, which was followed by a major flood. Remaining parts of the original palace were destroyed entirely by the East Azerbaijan governor at the time, Ali Mansur, and a newer building was constructed. The new building which has survived up to now is mostly constructed in Mansur's time in Tabriz as governor.[1]
Part of the state building is open for public visitors.[2]
The original building of the Aali Qapu palace was built in the late Safavid era, when Tabriz was capital of the Iranian Empire. This building was built in competition with Ottoman Empire, while two states were sworn enemies of each other. In later years during Afsharid dynasty and Zand dynasty, the palace was used as the palace for local governor of Azerbaijan.
Shams ol Emareh (1800–1933)edit
With the rise of the Qajar dynasty and with the increase of Tabriz's role in Iranian politics and the leading Qajar Royal Family, the city was chosen as the office of the Crown Prince. A newer section called Haram-khaneh (residence) was constructed next to the palace as the residence of the Prince as well. In period of Naser al-Din Mirza residence, the building was renamed to Shams ol-Emareh, after the eponymous building in Tehran's Golestan Palace. During the Qajar era, many royal ceremonies were held in this building, including the wedding of Prince Etezad ol-Saltaneh.
East Azerbaijan Provincial Palace (1933–present)edit
Following the fall of the Qajar dynasty and the rise of the Pahlavi dynasty, Tabriz lost its traditional dominant role in Iranian politics, along with its traditional royal importance. The building was then used as the office of the East Azerbaijan governor. In 1933 during Adib-ol-Saltaneh Samei (in Persian: ادیب السلطنه سمیعی), large parts of the building were ruined in a fire. Many people were blamed Samei for his ignorance in the protection of the palace. In 1934 some other parts of the building were destroyed during a major flood. In 1946, Governor Ali Mansur (in Persian: علی منصور), the rest of the remaining parts of the palace were destroyed and a new marble building was constructed instead, which has served as the office of the provincial governor till now. In 1969, the Haram-khaneh building was also destroyed and the city's governor office was built in its place. Local people criticized governors for their ignorance and the destruction of the city's heritages.[3]
Museumedit
In 2013 a museum titled East Azerbaijan Governorship was established in the building containing the photos of Azerbaijan governors, important documents, memorials and gifts for the governors.
War Heroes Statuesedit
On 2013 statue of six war heroes from Iranian Azerbaijan, who were killed in action during Iran Iraq war, were erected in Shohada square, in front of the Provincial Palace. The statues include statue of Javad Fakoori, former commander of IRIAF and Mehdi Bakeri, a commander of volunteer forces[4]
The original name of the building, i.e., Aali Qapu is made of two parts: 'Aali (عالی) which is from Arabic and means 'high, sublime' and Qapu (قاپو) which is from Turkic and means 'door'. This name was also used in the Safavid era for a building in Isfahan.
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been used as the provincial governorship office Persian کاخ استانداری The main parts of the original building were destroyed in a fire in 1933 which was followed by a major flood Remaining parts of the original palace were destroyed entirely by the East Azerbaijan governor at the time Ali Mansur and a newer building was constructed The new building which has survived up to now is mostly constructed in Mansur s time in Tabriz as governor 1 Part of the state building is open for public visitors 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Aali Qapu 1500 1800 1 2 Shams ol Emareh 1800 1933 1 3 East Azerbaijan Provincial Palace 1933 present 1 4 Museum 1 5 War Heroes Statues 2 Etymology 3 ReferencesHistory editAali Qapu 1500 1800 edit For other uses see Aali Qapu disambiguation The original building of the Aali Qapu palace was built in the late Safavid era when Tabriz was capital of the Iranian Empire This building was built in competition with Ottoman Empire while two states were sworn enemies of each other In later years during Afsharid dynasty and Zand dynasty the palace was used as the palace for local governor of Azerbaijan Shams ol Emareh 1800 1933 edit With the rise of the Qajar dynasty and with the increase of Tabriz s role in Iranian politics and the leading Qajar Royal Family the city was chosen as the office of the Crown Prince A newer section called Haram khaneh residence was constructed next to the palace as the residence of the Prince as well In period of Naser al Din Mirza residence the building was renamed to Shams ol Emareh after the eponymous building in Tehran s Golestan Palace During the Qajar era many royal ceremonies were held in this building including the wedding of Prince Etezad ol Saltaneh East Azerbaijan Provincial Palace 1933 present edit Following the fall of the Qajar dynasty and the rise of the Pahlavi dynasty Tabriz lost its traditional dominant role in Iranian politics along with its traditional royal importance The building was then used as the office of the East Azerbaijan governor In 1933 during Adib ol Saltaneh Samei in Persian ادیب السلطنه سمیعی large parts of the building were ruined in a fire Many people were blamed Samei for his ignorance in the protection of the palace In 1934 some other parts of the building were destroyed during a major flood In 1946 Governor Ali Mansur in Persian علی منصور the rest of the remaining parts of the palace were destroyed and a new marble building was constructed instead which has served as the office of the provincial governor till now In 1969 the Haram khaneh building was also destroyed and the city s governor office was built in its place Local people criticized governors for their ignorance and the destruction of the city s heritages 3 Museum edit In 2013 a museum titled East Azerbaijan Governorship was established in the building containing the photos of Azerbaijan governors important documents memorials and gifts for the governors War Heroes Statues edit On 2013 statue of six war heroes from Iranian Azerbaijan who were killed in action during Iran Iraq war were erected in Shohada square in front of the Provincial Palace The statues include statue of Javad Fakoori former commander of IRIAF and Mehdi Bakeri a commander of volunteer forces 4 nbsp Aali Qapu s main building nbsp Wedding ceremony of Etezad ol Saltaneh nbsp Haramkhane and green house of Aali Qapu in a royal ceremony nbsp Hail ceremony to Prince Mozaffar Mirza in Haram khana part of Aali Qapu late on 1800s nbsp Haramkhane sketched by Eugene Flandin 1841 nbsp A photo of the State Palace after reconstruction Etymology editThe original name of the building i e Aali Qapu is made of two parts Aali عالی which is from Arabic and means high sublime and Qapu قاپو which is from Turkic and means door This name was also used in the Safavid era for a building in Isfahan References edit Coffee Shop ir ComingSoon Archived from the original on 2012 03 02 Retrieved 2010 11 28 دبیر ستاد دایمی تسهیلات سفر آذربایجان شرقی خبر داد بنای تاریخی استانداری بازمانده ای از شمس العماره قاجاری آذربایجان شرقی Archived from the original on 2013 06 16 Retrieved 2013 05 23 چه بر سر عالی قاپوی تبریز آمد پایگاه فرهنگی اطلاع رسانی آناج Anaj ir Archived from the original on 2012 08 11 Retrieved 2013 05 26 موزه استانداری آذربایجان شرقی برای بازدید عموم دایر شد خبرگزاری ایلنا Portal nbsp Iran Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title East Azerbaijan Governance Palace amp oldid 1145720036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
