Tekyeh Dowlat

Tekyeh Dowlat (Persian: تکیه دولت‎ lit. "State Theater") was a Royal Theater in Tehran, Iran. It was the most famous of all the ta'zieh performance spaces, for the Mourning of Muharram. It has a capacity for more than 4,000 people. Built in 1868[1] by Naser al-Din Shah Qajar south-east of the Golestan Palace on the site of the Síyáh-Chál, the Royal Theater's sumptuous magnificence surpassed that of Europe's greatest opera houses in the opinion of many Western visitors.[2] It is comparable to Verona Arena, Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin told at his first visit.

Tekyeh Dowlat
Tekyeh Dowlat by Kamal-ol-Molk
LocationTehran, Persia (Iran)
Coordinates35°40′42.65″N 51°25′15.93″E
OwnerRoyal court of Persia (Qajar dynasty)
Genre(s)Theatre
Ta'zieh
First Constituent assembly of Persia (Iran)
Construction
Opened1868
Demolished1946
ArchitectHossein-Ali Mehrin

Karim Pirnia has introduced Hossein-Ali Mehrin as the architect of this building.[3]

Notable events

It was here that Reza Shah proclaimed the downfall of the Qajar dynasty.[4] The Tekyeh was destroyed in 1947 and a bank building was constructed on the site.[5]


References
  1. Abbas Amanat. Pivot of the universe: Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, p. 435.
  2. "TA'ZIA". Encyclopedia of Iranica. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
  3. Mohammad Karim Pirnia, Sabk Shenasi Mi'mari Irani (Study of styles in Iranian architecture), M. Karim Pirnia. 2005. ISBN 964-96113-2-0 pp.134-135
  4. Saeed Alizadeh, Alireza Pahlavani, Ali Sadrnia. Iran: a chronological history . p. 197.
  5. The world encyclopedia of contemporary theatre, Volume 3 edited by Don Rubin, p. 215.


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