Situated in a village of the same name 6km off Maku, the Baghcheh-Juq Palace is a beautifully designed and decorated structure. The construction of the palace began during the time of Taymur Pasha Khan and ended during the administration of his son Morteza Gholi Khan Eghbal-o-Saltaneh (Commander of Maku). It served as their summer palace. (In Armenian language, Juq means Village.) The construction project was carried out by the Iranian architects and Russian construction experts, which gives the palace an impression of Eastern-Western architectural fusion. The carved stucco decorations and the elaborate mirrorwork of the palace are samples of artistic and technical excellence achieved by the Iranian masters of the art. Urns and statues surround the upper ridge of the building, ordinarily used for flower arrangements and lamps.

The granite bases of all columns and urns are adorned with magnificent masonry work. Iran’s very first phonograph is still kept in this palace, with a 60cm long horn and a base more than one meter tall. Treasures such as the gold brocade curtains, matchless armchairs, beds with mattresses stuffed with swan feathers, beautiful wallpapers, delicate paintjobs and frescos on the walls of the halls and the ceilings of the rooms, rare china sets and crystal chandeliers, beautiful flowerbeds, orchards, ornamental trees and pools are reminiscent of a glorious palace out of a fairytale.

The Baghcheh-Juq Palace has four main sections: the entrance door that opens into the courtyard through a relatively small corridor with frescoed ceiling, the main two story building with gable roof and many halls and rooms adorned with frescos, carved stucco and mirrorwork, the stone building or the kitchen built with polished cut stones, and the fourth section consisting of the storeroom and the lavatory.

The façade of the building is decorated with stucco statues on the door tops and the stucco balustrade around the ridge of the roof.

The palace is located on the transit route of Turkey and Europe, which makes it a major tourist attraction in the country.