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The
house
of
Zeenat-ul-Maluk
Shiraz
is
located
in
the
center
of
the
city,
on
Lotfali
Khan
Zand
street
and
in
the
eight
district
of
Shiraz
municipality.
This
historical
house
is
located
on
the
western
side
of
Narenjestan
Qawam,
near
other
places
of
interest
in
Shiraz,
such
as
the
tomb
of
Sheikh
Rozbahan
Fasai,
the
Vakil
complex,
Nasir
al-Mulk
Mosque
and
Shahcheragh.
Zainat
al-Mulk
house
in
Shiraz
is
25
km
(half
an
hour)
from
the
train
station
and
10
km
(15
minutes)
from
Shiraz
airport.
To
access
the
house
of
Zeenat
al-Mulk,
drive
to
Lotfali
Khan
Zand
street
in
Gudaraban
neighborhood.
The
head
of
this
historical
house
is
located
next
to
the
Narenjestan
garden
on
the
left
side
of
the
Qawam
tourist
walkway.
Those
interested
can
access
the
house
of
Zaint
al-Mulk
by
taxi,
bus
and
subway;
The
nearest
bus
station
is
Valiasr
at
a
distance
of
850
meters
(11
minutes'
walk)
on
Zand
St.
and
the
nearest
metro
stations
are
Vakil
at
a
distance
of
750
meters
(9
minutes'
walk)
on
Zand
Street
and
Valiasr
at
a
distance
of
one
kilometer
(14
minutes'
walk)
on
Valiasr
Square.
Is.
The
construction
of
the
historical
house
of
Zaint
al-Mulk
with
the
architectural
style
of
Qajar
houses
was
started
in
1290
AH
in
Shiraz
by
Mohammad
Khan
Qavam
al-Mulk
II
(grandson
of
Haj
Ibrahim
Khan
of
the
Sheriff
of
Estimad-dulleh
Shirazi)
and
after
12
years
(in
1302
AH)
by
Mohammad
Reza
Khan
Qavam
al-Mulk
III.
receipt
completion
This
historical
house
was
the
residence
of
a
woman
named
Zeenat
al-Mulk
Qavami
for
many
years.
A
good
and
kind
woman
who
always
served
the
needy
with
offerings.
There
is
only
one
inscription
in
the
entire
collection
of
the
house
of
Zaint
al-Mulk
with
the
inscription
"Chaker
Dargah
of
Abul
Qasim
Shirazi
dated
1302
AH";
The
inscription
installed
in
the
mirror
room
and
the
western
part
of
the
entrance
to
the
mirror
rooms.
Since
mirror
work
is
the
last
project
of
the
construction
of
the
building,
experts
consider
the
year
1302
AH
as
the
year
of
the
end
of
the
construction
of
the
building.
In
one
of
the
rooms,
the
date
1298
AH
can
be
seen
on
the
plasterwork,
which
shows
the
year
of
completion
of
the
plastering
work.
Therefore,
it
seems
that
the
mirroring
of
the
building
took
about
four
years.
After
the
death
of
Zeenat
al-Mulk,
the
ownership
of
the
house
went
to
Abdullah
Khan
Qawami,
and
later
this
house
was
bought
from
the
owner
and
turned
into
a
museum.
The
Narenjestan
mansion
later
became
the
headquarters
of
the
Asian
Foundation
under
the
supervision
of
Professor
Arthur
Pope,
an
American
Iranologist,
and
it
was
renovated
by
Shiraz
University
during
that
period.
The
house
of
Zaint
al-Mulk
was
registered
as
one
of
Iran's
national
monuments
on
10
December
1354
with
registration
number
938.
During
the
revolution,
irreparable
damages
were
caused
to
the
building,
including
fire
and
destruction
of
the
eastern
part
of
the
porch.
After
the
revolution,
during
the
imposed
war
between
Iran
and
Iraq,
the
house
of
Zeenat
al-Mulk
was
used
as
a
safe
shelter
for
war-torn
families,
and
it
suffered
many
damages,
among
them,
the
nails
in
the
rooms
were
replaced
and
the
mirrors
on
the
walls
were
removed
to
remove
the
photos.
In
1373,
the
Zaint
al-Mulk
House
of
Shiraz
was
given
to
the
Persian
Studies
Foundation
and
its
restoration
project
was
started
with
the
help
of
cultural
heritage.
The
basement
of
Zinat
al-Mulk
Mansion
started
working
in
1374
under
the
title
of
Fars
Gallery;
A
gallery
where
the
works
of
artists
from
Fars,
Iran
and
other
countries
were
exhibited.
Until
a
few
years
ago,
it
was
possible
to
take
photos
next
to
the
statues
in
the
Fars
History
Museum
in
the
basement
of
the
Zaint
al-Mulk
house
in
Shiraz;
However,
due
to
damage
such
as
statues
falling
during
photography,
damage
caused
by
camera
flash,
and
other
cases,
photography
was
prohibited
and
a
guard
was
installed
in
front
of
the
statues.
Do
not
forget
that
you
should
not
touch
objects
while
visiting
historical
collections.
In
addition,
photography
with
professional
flash
cameras
is
prohibited.
