This is a minaret of the 13th century AH adjoining a mosque which had undergone a damage on construction of streets around it. This minaret is made of brick which is ornamented by turquoise colored tile-works.
About Tehran
Tehran is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With a population of around 9 million in the city and 16 million in the wider metropolitan area, Tehran is the most populous city of Iran, the 2nd-most populous city in Western Asia and the 3rd-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. It is ranked 29th in the world by the population of its metropolitan area.Tehran is a cosmopolitan city, with great museums, parks, restaurants, and warm ...
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Kan Valley, Soloqan – Tehran
It is located to the north-west of Tehran along a gushing river of Kan. The route between Kan-Soloqan being extremely invigorating. We may point out to traditional inns facilities en route the valley. In spring and autumn seasons marvelous ...
Deir Caravansary – Tehran
This caravansary or traditional local ‘inn’ is situated on the Tehran - Qom Road. Immediately after Hassan Abad (towards Varamin) and 12 km from Band-e-Ali Khan, Deir caravansary can be noted, which is placed in the old Sassanid Raod which was ...
Baharestan Square – Tehran
The palace and square of Baharestan is one of the oldest constructions of Tehran. The founder of the palace was Mirza Hossein Khan Sepahsalar. But the statue midst the square is that of Ayatollah Modarres. To the north of this square, was the ...
Tehran Zoo – Tehran
The Tehran Zoological Garden is located 4 km. on the Tehran-Karaj Expressway near the Eram Park. This zoo covers an area of 4.5 hectares and was inaugurated in the year 1371 Hejri Shamsi (1992), housing over more than 290 species.
Ebne Baboye Graveyard – Tehran
This old graveyard covers an area of 9.5 hectares. Its the resting abode of known personalities such as Mirzadeh Eshqi (a great revolutionary poet), Dehkhoda (a literary scholar and writer of the dictionary by the same name).
Museum of the Qasr Prison – Tehran
Qasr prison which used to be one of famous prisons located in the heart of Tehran has been turned into a Museum since some years ago. Qasr Museum-Garden which was formerly called Qasr prison was Tehran’s first centralized prison. This prison is ...
Mansion of Eyn-od-Dowleh (Leaf Gallery) – Tehran
Garden and building of Eyn-od-dowleh is one of Iran’s historical buildings and one of Iran’s valuable national relics which was established during the Qajar dynasty.This garden/building was the summer residential house of “Eynoddoleh”, ...
Sardar-e Bagh-e Melli – Tehran
SarDar-e Bagh-e Melli (the national garden transom) and its neighboring buildings are all left from Qajar era and was built by Jafar Khan Kashani and with the help of Germans (before the start of WWII) with the direct order of Reza Shah in Tehran, ...