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The leaning tower of Shiraz is one of the four towers that constitute the Karim Khan Citadel or Arg-e-Karim Khan. The citadel is in the North-West of Shiraz and is located at Shohada Square, almost in the heart of the city. Regular exhibitions about the history of Iran held inside the citadel's museum.

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Below is given further information from Wikipedia:

Arg-e-Karim Khan was built in 1180 AH (1766-7). Karim Khan invited the best architects and Artists of the time and bought the best materials from other cities and abroad for the construction of the citadel of Karim Khan and was quickly constructed. During the Zand dynasty it was used by the king as living quarters. During the Qajar period it was used as the governor's seat.

Prince Abdolhosein Mirza Farmanfarma the governor of Fars Province ordered to renovate the miniatures in the citadel.

After the fall of the Qajar dynasty it was converted into a prison and the paintings were plastered. in 1971 it was given to Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization. The renovation of the citadel started in 1977.

Description

The Arg of Karim Khan is in the North-West of Shiraz and is located at Shohada Sq. The Arg of Karim Khan has a land area of 4000 m2 and is in the centre of a 12,800 m2 compound.[1] The citadel of Karim Khan consists of four high walls connected by four 14 m round brick towers at a 90 degree angle. Each 12m wall is crenalized and is 3 metres thick at the base and 2.8 metres at the top. [1][2] The design of the citadel combines military and residential architecture for it was the home of Karim Khan and the military centre of the dynasty.[2]

In James Edward Alexander's visit to Shiraz he describes the citadel being surrounded by a "deep wet ditch".[3]

tile works displaying legendary tales at the entrance gate of the citadel wes a feature added during the Qajar period. Source: Wikipedia