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Saad-Abbad Palace & Park, Tehran is the most popular tourist attraction in Tehran. A visit to the Saad-Abbad Palace & Park, Tehran will take you back in time and leave you to explore the exquisite grandeur of the sprawling royal palaces of Iranian kings. Get to know more about Saad-Abbad Palace & Park, Tehran through Tehran travel guide.

Tehran, the capital city of Iran, is a thriving metropolis.. It is the country's largest city. The city is tucked at the foothills of the Alborz Mountains towards the western part of Asia. The city houses Zoroastrian fire temples, churches, palaces, museums, mosques and synagogues.

Tehran offers spectacular tourist attractions for sightseeing in Tehran. Some of the popular Tehran Tourist Attractions are:

• National Jewels Treasury
• Golestan Palace
• Museum of Ayatollah Khomein
• Green Palace, Tehran
• Saad-Abad Palace & Park, Tehran
• Holy Shrine of Emam Khomeini
• National Museum of Iran
• Varamin, Tehran
• Tehran Bazaar
• Postal Museum
• Ferdoosi Square
• Sahebqraniyeh Palace
• Sorkh Ghaleh Toroud
• Niavaran Palace
• Jamshidieh Park
• Shamsol-emare
• Azadi Tower
• Milad Tower

The Saad-Abbad Palace & Park in Tehran spreads over an area of 110 acres. The Pahlavi dynasty of Iran built this palace. History has it that the palace served as the residence of the Qajar monarchs during the19 th century. In the course of time 18 palaces were constructed in this palace complex. Reza Shah lived in the palace during the 1920s. While in the 1970s his son named Mohammas Reza Pahlavi started living there. However, after the Islamic Revolution, 7 of the 18 palaces became museums.

Saad-Abbad Palace & Park in Tehran is situated in Kamal Taheri Street in Zaferaniyeh ValiAsr Avenue in Tehran in Iran.

Saad-Abbad Palace & Park in Tehran houses 10 museums namely the Nation Palace, Green Museum, Nation Arts Museum or Africa Museum, Military Museum, Water Museum, Fine Art Museum, Anthropology Search Museum, Behzad Museum, Mir Emad Museum and Akbar Museum.

The Nation Palace consists of 2 stories. The palace with its spacious rooms served both as the residence of Reza Shah Pahlavi as well his son. It also serves as his office where he held official meetings. Here you will get to see the waiting room, dining hall, bedroom, reception hall and the sitting rooms of the monarch. The rooms house beautiful chandeliers, 4 mural paintings and valuable chinaware.

The Green Palace in Tehran was built over six years from 1922 to 1928 by Jafar Kashani during the Reza Shah period. It was the first palace to be built in the Sadabad Palace Complex. The palace is built with 3 stones namely the Isfahan green stone, Italian stone and Khamseh Zanjan. The columns of the palace is built with Italian stone. The attractions of the palace are Reza Shah Working Room, Waiting Room, Reza Shah Dining Room, Living room and Ceremony Hall. On touring the Reza Shah Working Room you will get to see the Zellen Soltan, a priceless rug covering an area of 40 square meters; medallion corner; Behzad paintings on the walls and a Tehran rug.

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