Editing Niavaran Complex (section)

==History==

During the reign of [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Mohammad Reza Shah]], a new [[palace]] named ''Niavaran'' was constructed for the imperial family. The palace was designed in 1958 and completed in 1967. It served a variety of purposes for the imperial court including as a home for the Shah and [[Farah Pahlavi|Shahbanu Farah]] as well a place to entertain visiting foreign heads of state. On New Year's Eve 1977, the reception and state banquet for US President [[Jimmy Carter]] took place here.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/lists/famous_political_handshakes/cartershah_of_iran.html |title=8 Handshakes That Changed History: Jimmy Carter - Shah of Iran |date=April 21, 2009 |website=[[RealClearPolitics]]}}</ref>

The Shah and Shahbanu left basically everything behind when they left Iran in January 1979. All of the peripheral buildings of the [[Sahebgharaniyeh Palace]], with the exception of the [[Ahmad Shahi Pavilion]], were demolished, and the present-day structures were built to the north of the Sahebgharaniyeh. The Ahmad Shahi Pavilion was then used as an exhibition centre for presents from world leaders to the Iranian shahs.<ref name="niamu">[http://niavaranmu.ir/cat/161 Niavaran Cultural Historic Complex: History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131201805/http://niavaranmu.ir/cat/161 |date=31 January 2016 }} {{in lang|fa}}</ref>