Tehran, Iran
Masoudieh Mansion
Built by a prince barred from the throne, this mansion became the birthplace of Iran's first national library and museum.
From the CommunityBuilt by a prince barred from the throne, this mansion became the birthplace of Iran's first national library and museum.
From the CommunityA library honoring Persia's 3rd-century intellectual powerhouse now resides in a shopping mall with 2,500 stores.
From the CommunityIranian cinema began with a shah on vacation in France.
From the CommunityThe Shah's palace, abandoned mid-breakfast in 1979, now opens its retractable stargazing ceiling to the public for a dollar.
From the CommunityTehran's pre-Azadi icon: a gate to a garden that barely existed, where a bugler once announced dawn and dusk to the city.
From the CommunityOffering an array of gardens, royal buildings, and collections of Iranian crafts and European gifts, the Palace represents a spectrum of Iranian history and architecture that certified its place as a UNESCO World Heritage Site being one of Tehran’s oldest monuments.