Khosro Abad Mansion

The Khosro Abad Mansion or the Khosro Abad Museum is a Zand and Qajar era mansion and museum, located in Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, Iran. It was awarded the UNESCO seal of authenticity, and was added to the Iran National Heritage List on 17 January 1977, administered by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran.

History and architecture

The Khosro Abad mansion was built in 1808 CE by the order of Amanullah Khan Ardalan, the then ruler of Ardalan. Amanullah Khan was the son of Khosro Khan, after whom the mansion is named. During the Qajar era, the mansion served as a government seat and a venue for celebrations. Notably, the wedding ceremony between Fath-Ali Shah's daughter and Amanullah Khan's son was held in the courtyard of this mansion.
The mansion incoperates Zand and Qajar era architectural styles, the east façade is in the Zand style, while the west facade is in the Qajar style. Restoration operations of the building began in 195354, although most of the repairing and restoring was done in 195960.