Marble Throne Hall

The throne hall of dongola also known as the mosque building is an archaeological site in old dongola sudan it is a two storey brick building situated on a rocky hill overlooking the town and the nile valley.

Marble throne hall.

It is situated in the middle of the terrace and is made of the famous yellow marble of yazd province. The throne is made of sixty five pieces of marble and was designed by mirza baba naqash bashi head painter of the qajar court. The marble throne is one of the oldest buildings of the historic arg. After the throne was transferred to the golestan palace complex a special edifice was built to install the throne known as the iwan takht e marmar marble throne verandah under the orders of the second qajar shah fath ali shah.

Negar khaneh qajar art museum after his return from a trip to europe in 1874 and impressed by the european art nasser al din shah assigned a hall to display dazzling iranian paintings in a hall named qajar art gallery. The existing throne which is situated in the middle of the terrace iwan is made of the famous yellow marble of yazd province. The iwan takht e marmar is a ceremonial hall with the marble throne installed in the center. The throne is made of sixty five pieces of marble and was designed by mirza baba naqash bashi head painter of the qajar court.

The details of this marvelous throne and other ornaments of the terrace were completed afterward during the reigns of fath ali shah and naser al din shah. The marble throne is one of the oldest buildings of the historic arg. The throne is made of sixty five pieces of marble and was designed by mirza baba naqash bashi the head painter of the qajar court. Further a marble throne was situated in this hall by mohammad reza pahlavi the last king of iran.

In 1317 during the period of makurian decline it was. The existing throne which is situated in the middle of the terrace iwan is made of the famous yellow marble of yazd province. Marble throne porch with 65 marble pieces in different sizes is one of the most prominent places of golestan palace. The marble throne are from the monuments of the reign of aqa mohammad khan qajar and the coronation ceremony was held at this place.

Heading in a clockwise direction around the courtyard from the ticket office a long reflecting pool to leads to the takht e marmar marble throne verandah a mirrored open fronted audience hall dominated by a magnificent throne. Mohammad ebrahim the royal mason. The marble throne designed by the royal painter mirza baba shirazi and built by the royal mason mohammad ebrahim esfehani is composed of sixty five fine pieces of yellow marble from the. The marble throne is one of the oldest buildings of the historic arg.

The throne is made of sixty five pieces of marble and was designed by mirza baba naghash bashi head painter of the qajar court. It was originally built in the 9th century serving as the richly adorned representative building of the makurian kings.