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Tehran County Unmissables

Tehran County presents a timeline of Iranian history through its diverse architecture and cultural institutions. The UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace and the Niavaran complex showcase Qajar and Pahlavi opulence, while the 12th-century Toghrol Tower marks the region's medieval roots. Modern landmarks like the Azadi Tower and Tabiat Bridge stand alongside the sprawling corridors of the Grand Bazaar. Specialized museums, including the National Museum, the Carpet Museum, and the Treasury of National Jewels, house artifacts ranging from ancient archaeological finds to the world’s most significant collection of royal gems.

Tehran County Unmissables — Map

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Golestan Palace

The Golestan Palace, also transliterated as the Gulistan Palace and sometimes translated as the Rose Garden Palace from Persian language,…

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Azadi Tower

The Azadi Tower, formerly known as the Shahyad Tower, is a monument located on Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran.

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Iran National Museum

The National Garden or Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gate is a historical and governmental compound in Tehran, Iran.

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Milad Tower

The Milad Tower, also known as the Tehran Tower, is a multi-purpose tower in Tehran, Iran.

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Grand Bazaar

The Grand Bazaar is an old historical bazaar in Tehran, Iran. It is split into several corridors over 10 kilometres in length, each…

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The Treasury of National Jewels

The Iranian National Jewels, originally the Iranian Crown Jewels, include elaborate crowns, thirty tiaras, and numerous aigrettes, a dozen…

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Niavaran Palace

The Niavaran Palace Complex is a historical palace complex situated in Shemiran, Iran.

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Mehrabad International (THR)

Mehrabad Airport, is an airport serving Tehran, the capital city of Iran.

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City Theatre

The City Theater is a performing arts complex in Tehran, the capital of Iran.

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Tabiat Bridge

The Tabi'at Bridge is the largest pedestrian overpass in Tehran, Iran.

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Carpet Museum of Iran

Located in Tehran, beside Laleh Park, and founded in 1976, the Carpet Museum of Iran exhibits a variety of Persian carpets from all over…

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Dakoota Airplane Memorial

The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s/1940s and World War II.

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Embassy of the USA in Teheran

The Embassy of the United States of America in Tehran was the American diplomatic mission in the Imperial State of Iran.

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Toghrol Tower

Toghrol Tower is a 12th-century monument, located in the city of Rey, Iran. Tuğrul Tower is near Rashkan Castle.

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Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine

The Shāh Abdol-Azīm Shrine, also known as Shabdolazim, located in Rey, Iran, contains the tomb of ‘Abdul ‘Adhīm ibn ‘Abdillāh al-Hasanī.

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