ABOUT ZAFARAN PALACE

The Saffron Palace was built with limestone from two floors and basements, and the roof is occupied by a group of service rooms, the area of ​​the basement is 1504 square meters, and the area of ​​both the ground and first floors is 1377 square meters, and this palace opens to five entrances, two main on the northern and southern sides, and two sub-branches, in addition to an entrance that leads to the basement.

The palace was built under the influence of the Baroque style, and is distinguished by the various decorative elements, which included bouquets of roses and the branches of flowers scattered in the four facades of the palace, which was characterized by the accumulation of plant units, as well as in the prominent blocks of the façades, so it was crowded with decorative units consisting of branches of plants, fruits and flowers Scattered on the facades.As for the interior carvings, they are influenced by Baroque motifs and some features of the Rococo style, which is an extension of the Baroque art by intensifying floral patterns, such as the use of garlands formed from flowers, and the use of warm pastel colors, and this also appears in the metalwork, and the interior decorations of the palace combined the Gothic style that It is evident in the frequent use of stained glass with lead, and in the small towers on the façades.

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