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One
of
the
remaining
monuments
of
Safavid
Era
is
Hasht
Behesht
Palace.
Its
brilliant
architecture
along
with
its
design
and
decoration
have
made
it
a
legendary
palace.
It
has
four
different
façades
each
one
visible
through
a
particular
angle.
There
is
also
a
garden
around
this
structure
from
which
not
much
has
remained.
However,
a
park
has
recently
been
established
near
the
building
with
modern
affiliations.
Location
of
Hasht
Behesht
Palace
One
of
the
two
gardens
in
Chahar
Bagh
Street
(the
Four
Gardens)
is
Hasht
Behesht
Palace
and
its
garden.
This
spectacular
historical
structure
is
located
in
the
western
part
of
Chahar
Bagh
Street
and
across
from
Sheykh
Bahaei
Street.
Reaching
here
by
public
transportation
is
possible
by
bus.
Municipal
Bus
Station
is
the
closest
station
to
this
palace.
Other
attractions
near
Hasht
Behesht
Palace
are
Naghsh-e
Jahan
Square,
Chehel
Sotoun
Palace,
Sheikh
Lotfollah
Mosque,
Ali
Qapu,
Qeysarieh
Gate
(The
Grand
Bazaar),
and
Imam
Mosque.
Consequently,
you
can
consider
these
sites
to
visit
afterward.
History
of
Hasht
Behesht
Palace
Isfahan
owes
a
great
deal
to
Safavid
Era
and
its
kings.
Shah
Abbas,
the
first
king
of
Safavid
Empire,
selected
Isfahan
as
the
capital
city.
One
of
his
decisions
to
make
Isfahan
a
competent
city
for
his
empire
was
to
build
up
a
long
street,
Chahar
Bagh
Street
(the
four
gardens),
and
develop
some
gardens
in
it.
Sad
to
say,
none
of
these
gardens
have
remained
excluding
Chehel
Sotoun
Garden
and
Hasht
Behesht
Garden.
The
beauty
of
the
garden
is
not
fully
left
for
us
to
explore
however
the
palace
is
still
a
lively
monument.
The
word
Hasht
Behesht
used
to
mean
“The
Entrance
to
Heaven”
in
the
Persian
language.
Hasht
Behesht
Palace
was
built
in
1669
and
for
a
long
time
was
called
“the
most
beautiful
palace
in
the
world.”
In
1964,
the
garden
was
conceded
to
Culture
and
Art
Ministry
of
Iran.
Structure
of
Hasht
Behesht
Palace
The
magnificent
tiling
of
Hasht
Behesht
Palace
includes
different
kinds
of
birds,
reptiles,
and
predators
paintings
on.
This
mansion
has
four
different
façades
that
despite
their
similarities
are
all
unique.
It
may
seem
that
the
northern
front
view
is
the
main
façade
but
the
pool
in
the
garden
suggests
that
the
main
façade
is
the
eastern
one.
The
two-storey
palace
is
built
2
meters
above
the
ground
level.
The
walls
of
the
first
floor
contain
paintings
and
fascia
architecture.
The
second
floor
exhibits
some
rooms,
windows,
and
doors
with
cachet
design.
In
the
middle
of
the
hall,
there
is
a
marble
pool
called
“The
Pearl
Pool”.
The
design
of
the
pool
is
in
such
way
that
the
water
seeps
through
its
holes
like
pearl.
This
palace
was
a
house
to
the
eight
wives
of
Shah
Abbas.
Four
of
them
used
to
live
on
the
first
floor
and
the
four
others
on
the
second
floor.
The
artistic
and
glorious
decorative
design
of
the
building
has
made
the
travelers
speechless
through
all
these
years.