Before his visit to Europe, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, the fourth king of Qajar Dynasty, was thinking of building a mansion in his capital to compete with Isfahan’s Ālī Qāpū. A tall building that he could stand on its roof and see the entire Tehran. By his order, Shams-ol-Emareh building was started in 1865 and was finished in two years. ...
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Farah Pahlavi (Persian: née Farah Diba Persian: born 14 October 1938) is the widow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and was the Shahbanu (empress) of Iran. Farah was born into a prosperous family, whose fortunes were diminished after her father’s early death. While studying architecture in Paris, she was introduced to the Shah at the Iranian Embassy, and they were married ...
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People may become celebrities in a wide range of ways; from their professions, following appearances in the media, or by complete accident. The term “instant celebrity” describes someone who becomes a celebrity in a very short time. Someone who achieves a small amount of transient fame (through, say, hype or mass media) may become labeled a “B-grade celebrity”. Often, the ...
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Kate Winslet’s new photo shows her with a broken and aged face
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Elizabeth met her future husband, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, in 1934 and 1937. They are second cousins once removed through King Christian IX of Denmark and third cousins through Queen Victoria. After another meeting at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth in July 1939, Elizabeth—though only 13 years old—said she fell in love with Philip, and they began ...
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