The Music Garden (2005)

The Ali Ghapu Palace was the main residence of shah Ab-boss, simultaneously serving as the center of his government. Zit was the central gateway to all the old places. The palace and its portal overlooking the Naghshe-Jehaan Square are more than 50 meters high. On its upper part, it has a balcony whose wooden ceiling with its inlay work and decorations are supported by slender columns of the plane tree. Standing upon this balcony, Shah-Abass could observe the capital of his dynasty and nearby countryside, as well as the twists and turns of the Zayand-e Rood river and the deserts of Yazd. The edifice has five floors, each having a special decor of its own. Although the building has sustained much damage after the decline of the Safavid dynasty, there are still masterpieces of inlay work on the ceilings, wooden Mogharnas patterns on column capitals, and stuccoes and paintings of the Safavid era that move the onlookers.