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Tabriz, Iran
Imam Khomeini Mosalla
Tabriz's forever-unfinished prayer hall has been accused of undermining its ancient neighbor.
From the CommunityHasan-Ali Khan Amir Nezam Garousi wore many hats during his sixty-four years of service to the Qajar court, one of the longest and most varied careers in Qajar statesmanship. General, ambassador to England, Austria, the Ottoman Empire, and France, overseer of students sent to Europe, and governor of regions like Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah, he also brought back coin punch machines from France and took part in establishing modern schools in Tabriz. He played a major role in the Tobacco Protest, but in his final days he was exiled to Kerman where he passed away in 1900.
His Tabriz mansion was built in the period of Crown Prince Abbas Mirza (1789-1833) and renovated by Garousi himself, with sixteen pillars holding the terrace ceiling and windows decorated with lattice and colorful glass.
Because of persistent neglect over time, this building had come to be in such a bad state of disrepair that it was seriously considered to demolish it and build a school in its place. Between 1993 and 2006 it was subject of a renovation process and has been granted National Heritage status, opening as the Qajar Museum in 2006.
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