Chehel Sotoun
Safavid pavilion and garden in Isfahan.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Steves’ Iran (2009) | Rick Steves’ Europe | journey waypoint | Steves tours the palace with its reflecting pool, gardens, wooden-columned portico and mirrored interior. |
Rick Steves’ Iran (2009) — Rick Steves’ Europe (2009)
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The Chehel Sotun Palace is a vivid reminder that Isfahan was the capital of Persia 400 years ago.
- Role: journey waypoint
- In the video: Steves tours the palace with its reflecting pool, gardens, wooden-columned portico and mirrored interior. Wall paintings in the grand hall show the Safavid shah putting down an Uzbek revolt and fighting the Ottomans.
- Why it matters: It evokes Persia’s 16th and 17th-century golden age and the shah’s court life.