Hasht Behesht (Eight Paradises) Palace
Hasht Behesht Palace is situated in the middle of a garden, in the Dowlatkhaneh complex of the Safavid Era which was built during the reign of Suleiman I in the 11th century AH. This palace has entrances in every side of the garden.
There were schools, caravanserais and bazaars added to the complex and to the Southern part of the palace, during the reign of Shah Sultan Hossein.
The name of Hasht Behesht (Eight Paradises) Palace comes from the fact that there were eight entrances to this palace. This palace is two storeys high and there is a wide open octagonal room in the middle of the palace.
The connection between the two floors is by two separate stairways. The porches of the main octagonal room and other rooms and halls are each designed in a different and unique way. There is a pearl pool and also a water fall in the Southern porch which gets its water from the upper pool.