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Chehel sotoun

The art of Persian architecture 

Inside of Chehel Sotoun (literally: "Forty 

Columns"), a pavilion in the middle of a park at 

the far end of a long pool, in lsfahan, lran, which is one of the UNESCO world heritage 

sites.

In some parts of the palace more than three layers of plaster work has been found, made by the commands of different rulers. The palace was completed in 1647. it was restored by the last Safavid king. The palace has some of pre- Islamic architecture's specification. For example like Persepolis, the palace stands on a platform higher than ground floor. Chehel means forty. This number is used to indicate a large number. There are twenty wooden pillars in the front porch. These pillars are reflected in the pool located in front of palace. Twenty pillars and bright reflected pillars in the pool is a reason to call it "The Palace of Forty Pillars".