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| Museum
of Fine Arts |
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| This three-story
Museum was known as the Black palace before and used as
the Imperial Court Ministry. Due to its importance during
the previous regime, it stands isolated from the remaining
palaces within the Sa'd Abad Museum Complex. A number
of unique and valuable paitings by Iranian and famous
foreign painters dating back from the 16th century are
on disply here since 1982. Visiting hours: 8:00-18:00
everyday. Address: Tajrish square, Sa'd Abad. Tel: 2285021
Ethnological Museum This museum was built in 1937, by
Reza Shah decree, and opened to visitors in a Qajar-style
house on Bu-Ali Avenue. Due to its numerous objects, the
White Palace with the complex of Golestan palace was selected
for this purpose. Inside of Golestan Palace, this ethnological
museum has a colorful exhibition of traditional Iranian
dress with wax dummies as models, as well as a folk art
exhibition. When you visit the provinces, you will see
that many of these costumes are by no means relics of
a bygone age. |
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13th
Aban Museum |
| This museum is crammed solid
with various water color paintings and bronze figures
by the famous modern Iranian sulptor , Seyed Ali Akbare
Sa'nati. All the statues of renowned poets, in life size
or larger, such as Ferdowsi and Sadi, Kamal Ol-Molk the
20th century Iranian painter , a Crucified Christ, Shah
abbasi, Nader Shah, and Mahatma Gandi, in addition to
two Iraq-Iran war martyrs tombs can be found in this Museum.
One of the most eye-catching works is a group statue showing
Iran famous political prisoners in chain during the reign
of Pahlavi dynasty. Visitors can also find the late Ali
Akbare Dehkhoda, Iran's ever greatest scholar, lexicographer
and complier of loghatmaneh( Persion Encyclopedic dicrectory)
visiting hours: 07: 00 AM through 19:30 PM everyday, except
Tuesday. |
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| Green
Palace-Museum |
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| This Museum
was built in Reza Shah era in 1925. From the artistic
point of view and architecturally it is among the most
outstanding structures of the complex. There are many
items for display including Persian carpets, valuable
foreign furniture, porcelain dish sets, chandeliers, etc,
in an interior embellished with stucco carvings, enameled
panels and decorated works. The outside of the palace
is covered with marble slabs. Visiting hours: 8:00-18:00
everyday. Address: Tajrish square, Sad Abad. Tel: 2287067
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Niavaran
and Saheb Qaranieh Palace-Museum |
| Being placed at Niavaran Ave.,
Qaranieh known as (Lord of the Centuries) one of greatest
summer palace complex of the Qajars. This Museum was built
by Nasser ad-Din Shah and shows considerable influence
of European. It is a relatively low building somehow rococo
in style; its white colonnaded poticoes give it a Colonial
air, however have the quality of stage scenery. It is
similar to many private residences of great charm and
distinction built in and great charm and distinction built
in and around Tehran in the middle of third quarter of
the nineteenth century, many of which are now, alas, threatn
with demolition. The garden of the palace at Niavaran
is sheer delight. In the extensive grounds are a number
of smaller pavilions where Nasser ad-Din shah kept his
harem. This palace-Museum has a korsi khaneh and a Howz
Khaneh, and all its rooms and halls are decorated with
miniature paintings and precious objects. During the pahlavi
period, several new structures, including a school and
the Niavaran Palace were added to the complex by the last
Shah. Address: Niavaran, east of Tajrish square, next
to Niavaran Park. Tel: 2287045 |
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