Tourist attractions TehranAbol Hasan Sab...This is the house of the great Iranian Musician, Composer and Violinist, Abol-Hassan Saba (1903-1957). He was born in Tehran to Hossein Saba, another music celebrity of Iran.Saba is considered one of Iran's most influential figures in traditional and instrumental Persian music He di...Information | Map Aks khaneh (Ho...Axkhaneh Shahr (Iranian Photo Museum) affiliated with the Artistic and Cultural organization of Tehran Municipality the fist specialized museum of photography in Iran and the Middle east. It was established in May, 1995 and contains photographic instruments which were made more than o...Information | Map Aliakbar Sanat...Ali Akbar Sanati was born in Kerman in 1916. He lost his father at an early age and was looked after by a benevolent man. Very soon he discovered that Sanati has a special talent in artistic works and sent the young Ali Akbar to Tehran to receive training at Kamal-ol Molk Art School. ...Information | Map Amir Bahador P......Information | Map Arg of Tehran ...After conquering of Tehran, Afghans built a bridge on the north side of this area. In front of it they made a gate called Arg. Tehran Arg and other building inside of it, are related to safavi and Zand`s time. In Agha Mohamad khan time, it was nearly in the north of Tehran, but years ...Information | Map Azadi TowerAzadi Square (Persian: میدان آزادی - Meydān e Āzādi) is a city square in Tehran, Iran. It has an area of about 50,000 m2, plus adjacent areas, and is the largest square in Tehran and the second largest in Iran, being smaller than Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan. The 50 m Azadi Tower i...Information | Map Bagh-e Irani P...Bagh-e Irani Park ( Persian garden Park ) is located in Sheikh Bahaee Avenue, designed based on the pattern of Persian garden. Other feature of this park is passages for disabilities traffic. The park has two doors with beautiful entrance; on the east and west sides Around 2/5 acres...Information | Map Behesht madara...Address: Hemat Highway, Jolfa Street, Shahid Kavian-e-Gharbi Street. The park is for women with an area of 19 hectares. It includes some elements such as constructing a building for the statue of mother, landscaping, construction of waterfall, fountains, building 45-cm walls around the...Information | Map Berlan ( Berli......Information | Map Biodiversity m...The National Museum of Natural History (MMTT) was founded in 1973 as a part of the DoE. The construction of a new building covering more than 45,000 m² began on World Museums Day in 1999 with the theme of “The Pleasure of Discovery” at the Pardisan Park in Tehran. Pardisan Eco-Park...Information | Map Daneshjoo Park...Information | Map Darvish Tea Sh......Information | Map Dr. Hesabi Mus...Dr. Mahmoud Hesabi, son of Abbas Hesabi “Mo’ez al-Saltaneh”, was born in Tehran, 1282 (solar year)(1923). His preliminary studies was at French school of Beyrut “Ferrer”, and passed his intermediate studies in American College of Beyrut, and took his BA degree from there. Dr. Hesab...Information | Map Ethonological ...the lifestyle and customs of Iranians through the history are displayed from cultural perspective. In a vast area and of two floors, various objects are exhibited like tools for irrigation, agriculture, husbandry, fishing and hunting as well as agricultural documents, clothes, lighting ...Information | Map Eyno-Dole Mans......Information | Map Fadaiyan Park...Information | Map Glassware and ...Building of Museum was the residence and office of "Ahmad Qavam" until 1951. Afterwards, the Egyptian Embassy in Tehran took over the building and finally handed it over to the Iranian Commercial Bank. From 1976,a group of Iranian and Austrian architects refurbished the building and...Information | Map Golestan Palac... The Golestan Palace literally the Roseland Palace, is the former royal Qajar complex in Iran's capital city, Tehran. The palace was built during the reign of Tahmasb I (r. 1524-1576) of the Safavid dynasty (1502-1736), and was later renovated by Karim Khan Zand (r. 1750-1779). Agh...Information | Map Grand Bazaar o...The Grand Bazaar is a historical market located in southern Tehran. The bazaar is claimed to be the largest mall on the planet. Though, nobody knows when exactly this bazaar appeared on the face of the earth, however, such market construction has thousands years of history in Iran and R...Information | Map Hosseiniyeh Er...The Hosseinieh Ershad or Hosseiniyeh Ershad is a religious institute in Tehran, Iran. It was closed for a time by the Pahlavi government in 1972. The institute is housed in a large, domed hall, and is used for lectures on history, culture, society, and religion. The Hosseiniyeh Ers...Information | Map Imam Ali Arts ...Imam Ali (AS) Museum which was inaugurated by Tehran Municipality’s Cultural and Arts Organization two years ago is the first religious museum in the capital. According to the Persian daily Hamshahri, the museum has a display area of 2,500 sq.m. It has three halls--on the ground floor,...Information | Map Imam Khomeini ...Located in the capital city of Iran, the Imam Khomeini Mosalla is considered as one of the better venues for hosting various kinds of business and academic events and conferences. Easy to reach and connected to the major destinations by The Iamm Khomeini International Airport, which i...Information | Map Imam Khomeyni ...The Imam Khomeini Mosque is right inside the Tehran bazaar and is very much a working mosque and one of the largest and busiest in Tehran. The building itself dates from the early 18th century but the real reason you come here is to see Islam in action. This mosque proves to be a grea...Information | Map Imam Zadeh Cab...ImamZadeh Hussain and AbolHussain are of the fourth generation of the fourth Imam,”ZainolAbedin”(PBUH), who have been martyred and buried in the Can district. ImamZadeh Hussain and AbolHussain are of the fourth generation of the fourth Imam,”ZainolAbedin”(PBUH), who have been martyre...Information | Map Imamzadeh ZeidImamzadeh Zeid with family name of Abul Hassan is a descendent of Imam Zein Al-Abedin. His tomb is located in “Sadeghie” region near Saveh Road, in the public graveyard. Imamzadeh Zied is of decedents of the fourth Imam of Shiites, and according to so many reliable narrations he has be...Information | Map Iran Carpet Mu...rpet-weaving is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished manifestations of Iranian culture and art, dating back to the Bronze Age, but as the materials used in carpets including wool and cotton, decay into dust during the course of time, archaeologists couldn't make any special discove...Information | Map Iran Cinema Mu...The idea of the Film Museum Of Iran was seriously put forward in August 1994 . The task of gathering documents , picture , equipment and other remaining manifestations and memorabilia of Iranian cinema started when an old building in down town Tehran was put at the disposal of the museu...Information | Map Iran National ...National (or Archaeological) Museum of Iran-also called Muze-ye -Iran- e- Bastan (Museum of Ancient Iran) The museum consists of two buildings. Bldg. No 1 has the entire pre-Islamic remaining works, Bldg. No.2 has post-Islamic works. This part was inaugurated at 1996 and consists of ...Information | Map Iran National ......Information | Map jh...Information | Map Kakh-e (palace...Aks khaneh (House of Photographs) is a spacious summer chamber under Badgir. As with the Hoz Khaneh, this room was cooled using a cooling system that pumped water from a subterranean stream (qanat) into a small pond. Due to the harmful effects of humidity, this system is no longer in...Information | Map Kakh-e (palace...Negarkhane (Art Museum) is located in the northwest of Golestan Palace. The museum displays a fine collection of Qajar-era art. It used to be the brainchild of Nasser al-Din Shah, who had been particularly captivated by European museums. Some interesting exhibits include the portrai...Information | Map Kamard Waterfa...Kamard Waterfall is located in a district called Manoocher Abad, between Jajrood Road and Padis, in small village named Kamard, in the east of Arakooh. This waterfall is over 1500 years old and is glaring at the end of a valley covered with trees like elms, sycamores and mountainous ba...Information | Map Kazemi MansionKazemi Mansion or Saray-e-Kazemi or Museum of Old Tehran, is one of the old mansions of Tehran located in old Chaleh Meidan district. The characteristics of the mansion are influenced by the common designs of Iranian houses in regard with the dignity of homeowners and their social sta...Information | Map Khalvat-e Kari...Dating back to 1759, this building was a part of the interior residence of Karim Khan of Zand. Its basic structure is similar to the Marble Throne. Like the latter, it is a terrace. There is a small marble throne inside the terrace. The structure is much smaller than the Marble Throne...Information | Map Khanat Caravan......Information | Map Khojir Nationa...Khojir and Sorkheh hesar National Park with an area of 9,380 hectares stand at an attitude of 1,547 m. above sea-level, besides Tehran city. This is one of the oldest protected areas in Iran that is greatly considerable in terms of biodiversity and ecological values. The major port...Information | Map Malek Library ......Information | Map Marble Throne ...The Marble Throne (Takht-e marmar) is a 250 year old royal throne in Tehran, Iran. The throne was built from 1747 to 1751 for Fat'h Ali Shah Qajar. It was designed by Mirza Baba Shirazi Naqqash-Bashi and royal stonecutter Ostad Mohammad Ibrahim Isfahani. It consists of 65 marble ston...Information | Map Masoudiyeh Pal......Information | Map mellat parkThe Mellat park lies in northern Tehran adjacent to Valiasr Avenue and is one of the largest recreation areas in Tehran. It is magnificently set up with carefully maintained lawns, trees, flower beds and other decoration elements. The park is ideal for relaxing in the hot summers, f...Information | Map Milad towerMilad tower (Persian: برج میلاد - Borj e Milād), also known as Tehran Tower, is a multi-purpose Iranian concrete tower built in 2007 in between the Shahrak-e Gharb and Gisha districts of Tehran. It stands at 435 m (1,427 ft) from base to the tip of the antenna. The head consists of a...Information | Map Miniature gard...The Minatare Garden Park of Tehran which is located at the north of Janbazan(Golbarg) Street and the east of Kerman street, has been registered in the UNESCO list. The Miniature garden Park, located in District 8 of Tehran, is a beautiful collection of historical and touristic attract...Information | Map Moghadam's Hou......Information | Map Mother`s Parad...It has an area about 19 acres. In 2008 it became the first private park for women where hijab is not compulsory. Although at first the track cycling was built and used in the park, it is no longer used now. It is even forbidden to bring bicycle to the park. From 8 pm on Thursdays, Fri...Information | Map Museum of elec...Address: Tehran, Shohada Sq., Piroozi Ave., Shahid Afrooz Ave. The first electric generator in 1263, by order of Shah Qajar and the Iranian government on the (court), was used for lighting. In 1284 the first private power plant by Haj Hossein Mahdavi opened in Tehran. The museum show...Information | Map Narges Women p...Address: Yaft Abad District, Moalem square, Shahid Heidari Jonoobi Street, Yaser Street. This park is specified to women in order to have their favorite entertainments in a safe place where they have freedom in the choice of their clothes. Sport fields include badminton, basketball, ...Information | Map National Jewel...Building of Museum was the residence and office of "Ahmad Qavam" until 1951. Afterwards, the Egyptian Embassy in Tehran took over the building and finally handed it over to the Iranian Commercial Bank. From 1976,a group of Iranian and Austrian architects refurbished the building and...Information | Map National Museu...The National Museum of Iran is located in Tehran, Iran. It’s one of the more attractive modern buildings in Tehran, blending Sassanian principles such as the grand iwan -style entrance with art deco–style brickwork. The museum consists of two buildings. Bldg. No 1 has the entire pre-I...Information | Map Negarestan Gar......Information | Map Norooz GardenThis park is located between Solar System Park in north and Mostazafan and Janbazan Foundation’s lands in south. It is about 100,000 sq. m. with a big 1.2 hectares lake at its center. The park is meant for tourism purposes and gatherings. The lake at Norouz Park will have two northern...Information | Map Park-e ShahrPark-e Shahr, with its 26 hectares (64 acres), is a major park and also a neighbourhood located in the central part of Tehran in Iran.It is located in Sanglaj neighborhood in Central part of Tehran and resounded by fayaz bakhsh Street from north,Hafez street from west,Behesht street fro...Information | Map Persian Gulf M......Information | Map Post and telec...Construction of general post office building, which is a two-floor building with a basement floor, following a composite German and Persian architecture. It had been built from 1928 to 1934, when the Municipality and ministry of foreign Affairs were created. This museum has divided in...Information | Map Qasr PrisonQasr Prison (زندان قصر) was a prison in Tehran. It was one of the oldest Iranian political prisons. In 2008 it closed forever and is to be turned into a museum. History It was built by the order of Fat′h Ali Shah of the Qajar dynasty in 1790 in the form of a palace. It was the first p...Information | Map Reza Abbasi Mu...The Reza Abbasi Museum (the RAM) opened in September 1977, but in November 1978, just one year after its official opening it was closed. Exactly a year later in 1979, having had changes in its internal decorations and with further expansion of its exhibition space it was reopened. In ...Information | Map Sangan Waterfa......Information | Map Shams-ol-Emare...The lavish Golestan Palace is a masterpiece of the Qajar era, embodying the successful integration of earlier Persian crafts and architecture with Western influences. The walled Palace, one of the oldest groups of buildings in Teheran, became the seat of government of the Qajar family...Information | Map Tamashagah-e Z...This museum present an interesting and absorbing collection of timekeepers. The 700 Sq. m building is situated in a 6000 Sq. m garden. It is embellished with various dazzling Iranian arts and crafts such as ornamental brickwork, arched ceiling decorated with painting, plasterwork, ti...Information | Map Tehran birds g...Tehran's bird garden is being launched in northeast Tehran,in district four of Tehran in Lavizan neighborhood. 80 hectares in Lavizan Park has been set aside for recreation, tourism and cultural activities of which 20 hectares will turn into bird garden. This will be the biggest bird g...Information | Map Tehran museum ...On the western side of Park-e Laleh, the Tehran museum of contemporary Art is in a striking concrete modernist building constructed to build modern landmarks in the 1970s. Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art (TMOCA) is an art museum in Tehran, Iran. Inaugurated in 1977, and built adja...Information | Map Tehran waterfa...Theran Waterfall is located in the west of Hemat Highway, after Janat Abad and in font of Chitgar Lake. Tehran waterfall is regarded as one of the best and largest places for recreational tourism. In the lowest part of this waterfall you will encounter a beautiful lake that represents...Information | Map Tomb of Imam K...The Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini houses the tomb of Ruhollah Moosavi Khomeini and Ahmad Khomeini, his second son who died in 1995. It is located to the south of Tehran in the Behesht-e Zahra (the Paradise of Zahra) cemetery. Construction commenced in 1989 following Khomeini's death...Information | Map Tomb of Lotf A......Information | Map Vardij VillageVardij is the name of a wonderful village that is assumed to be the dominating territory of stony people. It is located in Sulqan Rural District, Kan District, Tehran Province. It is like a natural gallery that haunts both mind and imagination of a man. These figures are also called “J...Information | Map Velayat ParkThis park is located at the end of Navab Autobahn in Ghalemorghi. Lady’s city is an Iranian city with an area of 6 hectares located in the north of Velayat Park; it is considered as one of the seven main areas of Velayat Park. The purpose of its instruction was for promoting the cultu...Information | Map Vitrai MuseumThe museum of vitray is located in an old house in Sa'adi Street, Tehran. Most of the works belong to Safavid era until the present century that are entrusted to the Cultural Heritage Organization. This museum is the second vitray museum in the world. It is the only independent muse...Information | Map Vosoghu dole h......Information
