Ali Qapu Edifice, Iran

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The palace was built by decree of Shah Abbas the Great in the early seventeenth century. It was here that the great monarch used to entertain noble visitors, and foreign ambassadors. The Ali Qapu is 48 meters high and has six floors, fronted with a wide terrace whose ceiling is inlaid and supported by wooden columns. It has many paintings on walls (there are floral, animal, and bird motifs).

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