Central Mansion

The mansion is the most important architectural element in the Iranian gardens and represents the ultimate gusto and art in the combination of the garden and the building. The mansion in the middle space of the garden and at the intersection of two longitudinal and transverse axes has been constructed so that it can be seen from four sides and the effect of the combination of the four Iranian gardens are doubled.

King’s room is the largest room in the southern part of the second floor of the central mansion and overlooking to the balcony and elliptical pool which is located in the yard. This room was welcomed by Amir Heshmat of the special guests, and it was held for official meetings.

The exquisite plaster on top of fireplaces, it was decorated wooden frame and colored glasses ceiling of this room.

There is a great elliptical water pool shape in front of the King’s room which makes pleasant airflow into the room.

In the hours of the day by reflection of sunlight through the glass doors, beautiful and colorful carpet is reflected on the floor.

Thick walls of more than one meter and proper light conditions from the south and west of this room and also multiple doors open around it, provides adjust proper temperatures in summer and winter.

Valves have been embedded in the northern and southern walls which were the place to put the lights in order to provided room lighting at night.

The western rooms doors were more exposed to the rain have been made of plane tree wood and rest of the doors was made of walnut tree wood.

For restoration of doors and wooden frame ceiling, plaster work and ceiling bricks have been used master workers of kashan, ghazvin and khomein cities.

This room is located in the eastern part of the dais room and is connected to the dais room by two doors and has been used as the workplace of Amir Heshmat.

Plasterworks of birds, beautiful flowerpots in the niche and colorful wooden frames on the roof, has been provided relaxation place for work and rest.

 Dais room and earring room are located in the southern part of central mansion that leading to the balcony. The Balcony is bounded on three sides of the building and overlooking to the courtyard from the south. When the Guests entered the balcony, they saw Alvand Mountain and green space Landscape in front of the elliptical pool in the middle of the courtyard. Used colored and wooden decorations and plaster works around the roof and also, head pillars of it gave beautiful affected on the balcony. In addition to balcony providing an open and peaceful atmosphere for the residents and has prevented direct sunlight into the rooms and the entry of water droplets during precipitation. Meanwhile, the balcony has been provided to monitor the performance of the servants and workers, as well as the use of the beautiful landscape of garden space and water pool. Wooden fences of the balcony and passageway of the drawing room were made of about two hundred thousand walnuts wooden pieces and have been made without used any nail and any metal.

This room is located on the north side of the second floor and in front of the greenhouse. It has been used as the drawing room of Amir Heshmat and his guests. Plasterwork of this room has been according to the type of usage of it and motifs from different local fruits and has been used simple wooden frames in the roof. In the western part of the room, there are two doors which connected to the korsi (traditional Iranian low table) room and in the above space the doors, two beautiful windows were designed with plaster and colored glasses.

This room is located next to the drawing room and has been resting place of Amir Heshmat. In the winters, there was a four legged table in the middle of the room was called Korsi. They put the container of ashes and burning charcoal beneath the Korsi and over the seat was covered with a thick quilt. In this way, people would be able to use the heat of the korsi in hard winters by sat around the korsi. The temperature of this room is also cool in summer.

Western room was the establishment place of the boss of guards and servants which leading to the Vicegerent room, and has been given summoned and instructed by the Vicegerent in the necessary times.

The middle room was the establishment place of the storekeeper. This door opens by the small doors to the dark room which was called ‘pastoo’. Only special people had accessed to this room, has been used for kept the guns and also tools and valuable things.

The East room has been establishment place of Service members of the mansion and responsible for cleaning the mansion’s rooms and provided services to people and guests stationed in this building.