The Marble Palace is in central Tehran, Iran, at the intersection of Imam Khomeini Street and Valiasr Street. Construction ran from 1933 to 1937 for Reza Shah Pahlavi. The infobox credits the architect Fathallah Firdaws, while the article also names Levon Tadosian as designer. The style is eclectic, blending Eastern, including Qajar, and Western features.
It is a two-story building with a white marble exterior, covered by a large dome that replicates the Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque in Isfahan and is faced with arabesque tiles. Statues of Achaemenid soldiers stand at the entrance. The interior has carved doors, very high ceilings and a Hall of Mirrors reception room.
The site covers 35,462 square meters. It served as Reza Shah's office and winter residence. It passed to the Mostazafan Foundation in 2018 and opened as a Museum of Iranian Art on January 26, 2020.
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