• Shapouri House
  • Shapouri House
  • Shapouri House
  • Shapouri House
  • Shapouri House
  • Shapouri House
  • Shapouri House
  • Shapouri House
  • Shapouri House
  • Shapouri House
  • Shapouri House
  • Shapouri House
  • Shapouri House
  • Shapouri House
  • Shapouri House

Shapouri House

Shapouri House is one of the most beautiful buildings and gardens in Shiraz. The unique and European architecture of this building distinguishes it from other Iranian historical houses. Shapouri mansion is very attractive at night, and its atmosphere is remarkable and memorable.

Shapouri House covers about 840 square meters of infrastructure. Shapouri house was built in a garden of the same name with an area of 4635 square meters in the Anwar district of Shiraz, in Karim Khan Street. An architect by the name of Haj Abolghasem Mohandesi built it and with that, he gave a fresh and new feature to Iranian architecture. A 2-story house owned by Abdul-Sahib Shapouri, a renowned businessman from Shiraz, between the years 1931 and 1936. What distinguishes the Shapouri mansion from other beautiful and historic buildings in Shiraz is the use of European architecture, colorful columns, colorful decorations and stucco, staircases, and so on.

Having porch in Iranian Houses is not a tradition and it is kind of unusual. But this mansion has porches. This is a perfect symmetric mansion although the trees aren’t planted symmetrically. In front of the mansion, there is a gorgeous pond that makes it a scenery and is one of the highlights of Shapouri Mansion. There are different types of trees planted in the garden. Cedar, maple, and pomegranate trees with roses and geranium are some to mention.

The building was listed on the Iran National Monuments List with the number 2781 on October 16, 2000.

 It has been renovated and in recent years by the private sector. Shapouri house and garden continue to function as a restaurant and coffee shop plus as a handicrafts and artworks exhibition.

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