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Tag: Pahlavi

Baba Taher Mausoleum

Baba Taher Mausoleum

This place is the mausoleum of the great 11th century Persian poet, Baba Taher who is known for his couplets. The main building of the mausoleum is located in a 10 square m platform. It …

Hafez Mausoleum

Hafez Mausoleum

The mausoleum of a great poet known for his advances in Mysticism that was built by the order of Karim Khan of Zand dynasty with a tomb stone of marble adorned with poems.

Azadi Tower

Azadi Tower

The tower was made in 1970 as a representation of Modern Iran by Hossein Amanat in three floors with museum. The name changed from Shahyad to Azadi after Revolution.

Azerbaijan Museum

Azerbaijan Museum

The archeological museum was designed in 1958 by Andre Godard and follows the French regulatory of archeological map. It has three floors and three main halls.

Carpet Museum of Iran

Carpet Museum of Iran

One of the highlights of the Carpet Museum lies in its exterior design that resembles a carpet loom, presenting a mixed architecture of classic style belonging to the 1970s and carpet inspired features.

Falak Ol Aflak Castle

Falak Ol Aflak Castle

The Falak ol-Aflak Castle located on a hill overlooking Khorramabad City, Lorestan Province dates back to the Sassanid Empire (224-651 CE).

Imam Khomeini Shrine

Imam Khomeini Shrine

The mausoleum of the great leader of Islamic Revolution is near tehran’s main cemetery and includes some other constructs such as hotel, mall, theme park, museum, health city and sun city.

Nasir Ol Molk Mosque

Nasir Ol Molk Mosque

The mosque is in Shiraz, built in the 20th c. by the order of governor and famous for its windows that are filled with colored glasses that reflect light in different shades of red and …

Niavaran Palace Complex

Niavaran Palace Complex

A series of palaces made in Qajar and Pahlavi time and were used first as a summer residence and later as the permanent residence and office for the king and royal family.

Qavam House (Narenjestan Garden)

Qavam House (Narenjestan Garden)

The place that is known today as Narenjestan Qavam is a traditional Iranian house belonging to the family of Qavam. The house with its beautiful garden was used as a place of governmental meetings. It …

Rakhtshur Khaneh or the Laundry House

Rakhtshur Khaneh or the Laundry House

A kind of laundry house in the center of Zanjan city that uses a huge water source for this purpose. The name literary means the same.

Reza Abbasi Museum

Reza Abbasi Museum

The museum is a display of Iranian art from pre-Islamic time to the Qajar Era, with different objects and mediums with 5 halls, 1 pre-Islamic and 4 Islamic one made in Pahlavi time.