Naser ed-Din Shah

Connected Sites: 18

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (16 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the King of Countries’ Union of Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896. He was the first modern Iranian monarch to formally visit Europe. He wrote travelogues about his trips, that also have been translated in foreign languages. See the English version of his diary of a trip to Europe in 1873.

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  • St. Petersburg
    Inscribed: 1990
    4.19
    268
    9
    "Of the things frequently seen in Russia were the abundance of carriages in (St.) Peter(sburg), many tramways of iron in the streets, and also many beautiful dogs, large and small"
  • Burgundy
    Burgundy
    France
    Inscribed: 2015
    3.11
    200
    7
    "The whole of these parts of the country is named Burgundy, and one section of Burgundy is the Cote-d'Or, of which Dijon is the chief town. The crop of grapes is beyond all computation hereabouts, and the wines are celebrated, being carried to all parts of the world.
  • Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.02
    192
    11
    In Turin: "After breakfast the Sovereign came and we went together to the armoury that is in the palace. There were large numbers of weapons, ancient and modern, such as Persian swords on which were inscribed verses of Persian poetry in letters of gold;"
  • Schönbrunn
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.50
    507
    14
    "The word " Schonbrunn " in the German tongue has the meaning of "clear spring" {read: " beautiful spring "). We mounted a carriage and drove out, the princes and others following us.".
  • Golestan Palace
    Inscribed: 2013
    2.90
    91
    3
    The most characteristic palaces in Golestan date back to the subsequent reign of Naser ed-Din Shah (1848-1896). These include the Imarat-e Badgir, already begun under Fat’h Ali Shah, the Shams-ol Imareh and the Kakh-e Asli (AB ev)
  • Westminster
    Westminster
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.61
    632
    16
    "To-day we have to visit the Bank, the Tower of London, the churches of St. Paul's and Westminster, as also the Houses of Parliament. .. It is a very grand, solid, and majestic structure. In point of fact, so great a palace is worthy and seemly for the Parliament of England."
  • Cologne Cathedral
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.53
    481
    24
    "It was two hours' journey to the city of Cologne. .. A beautiful city appeared before my sight; it has a large, lofty, well-placed church, which they say is the first in Europe."
  • Vienna
    Vienna
    Austria
    Inscribed: 2001
    4.02
    592
    20
    "This day we have to go to the city of Vienna and visit the Exhibition."
  • Versailles
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.98
    522
    12
    "Again another day we went to Versailles ... We passed through a gallery where were arranged most beautiful statues in marble of ancient kings, ministers, magnates, commanders, and the like, all carved by the old masters;"
  • Verona
    Verona
    Italy
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.61
    369
    12
    "Leaving Peschiera, we reached the city and fortress of Verona. This city is in the midst between the plains and the mountains. All round the city is a fortification, with a ditch, and with powerful batteries, in which are many cannon."
  • Upper Middle Rhine Valley
    Inscribed: 2002
    3.67
    318
    12
    At Koblenz: "We crossed the Rhine by a bridge, the river here being narrow, with hills on either side. The bank of the river is all villages, towns, cultivations of vines, cherry-trees, and the like. .. On either side of the river is there a railway, and continually do the ti'ains rmi. There are also roads for carriages, waggons, and pedestrians, well made and kept. The whole region is a garden."
  • Tower of London
    Tower of London
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.40
    640
    21
    "Again, we passed through other streets, and so entered the old Tower of London. The Governor of the Tower, who is a General, came out with all the notables and Aldermen of the City. The walls and turrets of the fortress are all of stone. The jewels, arms, &c., of the ancient monarchs are all kept there"
  • Salzburg
    Salzburg
    Austria
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.75
    453
    17
    "It is a handsome city, with a pleasant climate, and situated by the side of a wooded mountain, having a population of fourteen thousand souls. Tliis is the place where the thii-d Napoleon had a meeting with the present Emperor of Austria. It has a famous salt-mine.
  • Potsdam
    Potsdam
    Germany
    Inscribed: 1990
    3.52
    372
    10
    "{Sunday, 1st June).—To-day we went to the town of Potsdam, which is outside of Berlin... The quarters of the Heir-Apparent are in that of Potsdam. We drove in our carriage to that palace ; he was not at home. We then drove for a promenade, and passed through magnificent avenues in beautiful parks."
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine
    Inscribed: 1991
    4.19
    681
    20
    "And so we reached the Place de la Concorde, where they have erected a lofty obelisk brought from Egypt."
  • Maritime Greenwich
    Maritime Greenwich
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.14
    411
    10
    "After continuing a certain distance, we arrived at Greenwich, where is the Naval College of England, and which possesses an imposing palace"
  • Kremlin and Red Square
    Inscribed: 1990
    4.02
    254
    8
    "we reached the gate of the citadel-palace of the Kremlin, which is one of the grand palaces of Russia—nay, of all the Franks"
  • Istanbul
    Istanbul
    Turkiye
    Inscribed: 1985
    4.37
    485
    12
    ""We arrived at the beginning of the habitations of the city of Islambul. On the left hand is the land of Europe ; on the right, the land of Asia.. We breakfasted at home ; after which we went to the city of Islambul to pay visits to the mosque of Saint Sophia and the residence of the Persian mission."