Negarestan and Howzkhaneh – Tehran

This palace was built during the years 1934 -1937 AD. with a combination of eastern and western architecture. Hossein Lorzadeh was the architect and Ostad Yazdi was responsible for the tile-works. Mohammad Hossein Sani' Khatam and Hossein Taherzadeh also co-operated in its construction. MARMAR...

This national park with an area of 9,380 hectares stands at an attitude of 1,547 m. above sea-level, besides Tehran city. The major portion of this territory is a base for immigrant birds during winter. Access to this park can be gained from the Khojir and Qasr-e-Firoozeh Roads.

This edifice was constructed under the orders of Fathali Shah Qajar in the year 1220 AH. in a form of a throne as a platform with long walls and 65 large and small slabs of marble stones which is placed at the center of main portico of the palace. The height of this throne from the base of portico...

This area is at an attitude of 2,900 m. above sea-level and is located 90 km and to the north and north east of Tehran. The area has a variety of wild species such as wild sheep, wild goat, leopard, boar, fox, jackal, golden eagle, and 97 species of birds. Besides a variety of reptiles, this...

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.

This Palace was constructed under the order of Naseredin Shah in the year 1291 AH. and is located to the north east of Tehran, in the Eshrat Abad sector, beyond the Shemiran Gate way. This Kolah Farangi edifice of Eshrat Abad is in four storeys with a gable roof. There is an arched Mirror pavilion...

This museum was constructed in the year 1946 and at present it belongs to the Red Crescent Society. Sanati created approximately about 6,000 paintings and over a thousand number of gypsum, stone and bronze statues of reputed scientific and literal personalities of Iran and even different kinds of...

Niavaran cultural-historical complex is located in a large garden with an area of 11 hectares in the north of Tehran, which is a significant natural-historical attraction. The monuments of this complex belong to Qajar and Safavid periods. This garden contains several historical royal monuments...

Milad tower is one of the landmarks of modern Tehran. It is a telecommunication and multipurpose tower with a height of 435 meters. This tower is the sixth longest tower in the world. This construction is formed of 13 floors with different functions. In general, this tower is consisted of three...

Sangan Village is a mountainous and very beautiful village on Kan Road, in the north west of Tehran and a bit upper than Sulqan and has a beautiful waterfall and shrine. Sangan is one of the valleys of the region filled with water. Few waterfalls can be found in spring to be filled with as much...

Other old mosques that can be mentioned are: Qanbar Ali Khan Mosque, the Moshir-ol-Saltaneh Mosque, the Seyed Azizollah Mosque and the mosque and school of Sheikh Abdol Hossein.

It’s easy to see why this multilevel, sculptural pedestrian bridge, designed by Iranian architect Leila Araghian, has won awards and been a huge hit with locals. The 270 m long walkway connecting Park-e Taleghani and Park-e Abo-Atash over the busy Modarres Expwy is a fun space to relax and, in...