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====The older neighborhoods of Tehran====
 
====The older neighborhoods of Tehran====
 
Tehran's old city fabric changed dramatically during the first [[Pahlavi]] era. Some of the older remaining districts of Tehran are: Uladjan, Sanglaj, Bazaar, Chaleh Meydan, Dowlat. Chaleh Meydan is the oldest neighborhood of the aforementioned.
 
Tehran's old city fabric changed dramatically during the first [[Pahlavi]] era. Some of the older remaining districts of Tehran are: Uladjan, Sanglaj, Bazaar, Chaleh Meydan, Dowlat. Chaleh Meydan is the oldest neighborhood of the aforementioned.
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[[Category:Tehran]]

Revision as of 20:24, 25 June 2005

Laleh Park, adjacent to Keshavarz Blvd.
Tehran's many parks provide pleasant getaways from the city's commotion.

Tehran's popular attractions are:

Palaces

Galleries, theaters, and museums

Parks and Recreation

The towering Alborz mountains in Tehran rising above modern high rises of Elahiyeh district.

Mosques, shrines, mausoleums, and tombs

Toghrol Tower, a 13th century monument, is one of the historical structures still standing today in Tehran.
  • Soltani Mosque, built by Fath Ali Shah
  • Atiq Mosque, built in 1663.
  • Mo'ezz o-dowleh mosque, built by Fath Ali Shah
  • Haj Seyd Azizollah mosque, built by Fath Ali Shah
  • Al-javad mosque, Iran's first modernist design mosque.
  • The Old Sepahsalar mosque, another prominent Qajar era mosque.
  • The new Sepahsalar mosque (Madreseh e Motahari)
  • Filsuf o-dowleh Mosque, Qajar era
  • Moshir ol-Saltaneh Mosque, Qajar era
  • Mo'ayyer ol-Mamalik Mosque, Qajar era
  • Shahr Banu Mausopleum
  • Javan-mard Qassab Mausoleum, a pre-Islamic semi-mythical hero
  • Dozens of Imam-zadeh shrines, hundreds of years old, including that of Imam Zadeh Saleh.
  • Dozens of Saqa Khanehs: traditional places of prayer
  • Several Tekyehs: traditional places for mourning Muharram ceremonies for Husayn ibn Ali.
  • Ibn Babviyeh cemetery, where many Iranian giants such as Takhti and Ali Akbar Dehkhoda are buried.
  • Zahir o-dowleh cemetary, where many Iranian giants of art and culture such as Iraj Mirza, Mohammad Taghi Bahar, Forough Farrokhzad, Abolhasan Saba, Ruhollah Khaleghi, and Darvish-khan are buried.
  • Kordan Tomb, Seljuqi era, Karaj.
  • Maydanak Tomb, 13th century, Karaj
  • The Polish cemetary north of Tehran, where numerous WW2 western allied soldiers are buried.

Churches

  • Surep Georg Church, 1790
  • Thaddeus Bartoqimus Church, 1808
  • Tatavus Church, from the Qajar era
  • Enjili Church, 1867
  • Assyrian Church

Castles and Forts

Darvazeh-e-Bagh-e-Melli; The main gates to Iran's historic Ministry of Foreign Affairs compounds.
  • Arzhang Fort, Taleqan, 1149CE
  • Iraj Fort, Varamin
  • Gol e Khandan Fort, Rudehen, Sassanid era
  • Rashkan Fort, Ray, Parthian era
  • Tabbarok Fort, Abbasid era
  • Sorkheh-Hesar Fort, Seljuqi era.
  • Kei-Ghobad Fort, Taleqan, Ismaili era
  • Gabri Fort, Parthian era, Ray.
  • Several other forts and castle ruins, such as Ghal'eh Dokhtar Tang Goseel, near Karaj. Like all the other forts of this area, these have been ruined by earthquakes. Seljuqi era.
  • Harun Prison. Sassanid era. South of Tehran.
  • Bagh e Melli foreign ministry compound.

Traditional Houses

Dozens of houses of antiquity with splendid traditional architectural design remain standing in Tehran today. Most are from the Qajar era. Some of these are:

  • Etehadiyeh House, Qajar era
  • Amir Bahador House, Qajar era
  • Emam Jomeh House, 1863CE
  • Amin ol-Soltan House, Qajar era
  • Shaghaghi (Kushak) House, Qajar era
  • Emarat e Bagh e Ferdows, Qajar era
  • Emarat Farmaniyeh, Qajar era
  • Shahid Modarres House, Uladjan district.
  • Vothuq House, 1837CE
  • Moshir o-Dowleh Pir Nia House

However, there exist plenty of houses of historical heritage also open to the public, such as: House of Nima Yooshij, House of Mohammed Mossadegh, House of Ayatollah Taleghani, House of Ghavam o-Dowleh, House of Imam Khomeini, and House of Mahmoud Hessaby.

Archeological sites

An abundance of ancient archeological historicl sites exists in and around Tehran. Some of the more prominent ones are:

  • Cheshme Ali Teppe, 5th millenium BCE. Excavated by Jaques Demorgan.
  • Shoghali Teppe, 6th millenium BCE.
  • Qeytariyeh ancient Cemetery, 2nd Millenium BCE.
  • Teppe Meel, excavated by Jaques De Morgan, believed to be the temple of the legendary ancient leader Bahram Gur.
  • Vavan Teppe, Sassanid era
  • Ghareh Teppe, 6th millenium CE, excavated by the British Burton Brown.
  • Ozbaki Teppe, Hashtgerd.

Others

Tehran's WW2 Cemetery of Allied Forces

The older neighborhoods of Tehran

Tehran's old city fabric changed dramatically during the first Pahlavi era. Some of the older remaining districts of Tehran are: Uladjan, Sanglaj, Bazaar, Chaleh Meydan, Dowlat. Chaleh Meydan is the oldest neighborhood of the aforementioned.