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Magnificent
and
beautiful!
The
property
in
which
the
Marble
Palace
is
situated
used
to
belong
toĀ Prince
Abbas
Mirza
Farman
Farmaian,
and
contained
his
private
residences
and
office.
Upon
ascension
to
the
throne,Ā Reza
Shah,
whom
had
previously
been
a
sentry
guard
at
the
property
confiscated
it
from
theĀ Farmanfarmaian
familyĀ and
evicted
the
family
of
Abbas
Mirza
Farman
Farmaian
in
less
than
24
hours.
The
demolition
of
the
earlier
buildings
took
place
shortly
thereafter.
The
Marble
Palace
was
built
between
1934
and
1937.
It
was
constructed
on
the
orders
ofĀ Reza
ShahĀ by
French
engineer
Joseph
Leon
and
Iranian
architect
Fat'hollah
Firdaws.
It
was
originally
built
to
host
official
functions
and
receptions.
It
was
used
by
Reza
Shah
and
then
his
sonĀ Mohammad
Reza
ShahĀ as
their
residence.Reza
Shah
and
his
fourth
spouseĀ Esmat
DowlatshahiĀ lived
at
the
palace
with
their
five
children
until
Reza
Shah's
exile
in
1941.
Reza
Shah
signed
his
letter
of
abdication
at
the
palace
in
September
1941.
The
palace
hosted
significant
royal
events
during
the
reign
of
Mohammad
Reza
Shah.
It
was
one
of
his
two
significant
palaces
in
addition
toĀ Golestan
Palace.The
palace
was
identified
with
the
Shah's
persona
in
the
1950s.The
palace
hosted
all
three
marriage
ceremonies
of
the
Shah.
The
Iranian
wedding
ceremony
of
the
Shah
and
his
first
spouse,Ā Princess
Fawzia,
was
held
at
the
palace
in
1939.
It
was
their
residence
until
their
divorce
in
1945.
In
October
1950,
the
betrothal
ceremony
and
in
February
1951,
the
wedding
ceremony
of
the
Shah
and
his
second
spouse,Ā Soraya
Esfendiary,
were
held
at
the
palace.
Both
betrothal
and
marriage
of
the
Shah
to
his
third
wife,Ā Farah
Diba,
also
occurred
at
the
palace.Shahnaz
Pahlavi,
daughter
of
the
Shah
and
Princess
Fawzia,
also
wedĀ Ardeshir
ZahediĀ at
the
palace
in
October
1957.
In
addition,
the
palace
hosted
the
Shah's
48th
birthday
party.
Besides
these
events
the
Shah
also
survived
an
assassination
attempt
at
the
palace
on
10
April
1965,
perpetrated
by
an
Iranian
soldier.
Following
this
event
the
palace
was
no
longer
in
use
and
was
made
a
museum
in
1970.
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