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Palazzo Ali Qapu

Italy

Palazzo Ali Qapu

Early 17th Century. 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. It is rich in naturalistic wall paintings by

Reza Abbassi, the court painter of Shah Abbas I, and his pupils. There are floral, animal and bird motifs.

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