Villa Ispahan
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The Villa Danichgah[1] (French: [vila daniʃɡa], from Persian دانشگاه Dāneshgāh, “Dānesh's place”), nowadays nicknamed and better-known as Villa Ispahan (French: [vila ispaɑ̃]; Iranian Persian: ویلای اسپهان Vilâ-ye Espahân) is a Persian-style Belle Époque building in Les Moneghetti, Monaco, at 57 Boulevard du Jardin Exotique. It was built in 1910 by the Iranian diplomat Prince Reza Khan Arfa Danesh (Dānish).[2] The villa, with its blue minarets, is modelled on the Shah Mosque in Isfahan, Iran. It is decorated with mosaics, coloured glass and motifs including the Lion and Sun.[3] A museum of Iranian Art and Culture in the 1960s, the Villa Ispahan was listed for sale in 2019 with 9 rooms spread over 548 m2.[4]
The building was home to a museum of Iranian art, sculptures, and objets d'art curated by Baroness Marie Roze Trenk, grand-daughter of opera singer Marie Roze.[5] Prince Arfa's collection was sold by Sotheby's at Monte Carlo's Sporting d'Hiver club in 1983.[6]
The Villa Ispahan is the site of the Consulate of Indonesia in Monaco.[7]