Ali Qapu (Esfahan) | palace, museum, gate, place with historical importance, interesting place

Iran / Esfahan / Esfahan
 palace, museum, gate, place with historical importance, interesting place
Ālī Qāpū (Persian: عالی‌قاپو) is a grand palace in Isfahan, Iran. It is located on the western side of the Naghsh-i Jahan Square opposite to Sheikh lotf allah mosque, and had been originally designed as a vast portal. It is forty-eight meters high and there are seven floors, each accessible by a difficult spiral staircase. In the sixth floor music room, deep circular niches are found in the walls, having not only aesthetic value, but also acoustic.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ālī_Qāpū
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Coordinates:   32°39'25"N   51°40'35"E
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