A Collection of the most expensive jewels of the world, the incomparable “Treasury of the National Jewels” is collected over centuries. The value of the objects exhibited cannot only be judged by putting prices on them, but it should also be borne in mind that this collection reflects the creativity and taste of Iranian craftsmen [...]
Archive | March, 2010
Sa’ad Abad Palace Complex
With an area of more than 110 hectares, there lays Sa’ad Abad complex at the foot of the Alborz ranges, north of Tehran, situated to the west of Golab Dareh and east of Velenjak quarters. It was first the summer residence of Qajar kings, and then turned into Reza Shah’s summer residence following expansion and [...]
National Museum (Iran Bastan Museum)
National museum (Iran Bastan Museum, meaning Ancient Iran Museum) comprises of two Buildings: pre-Islam period & post-Islam period. The first Building, the older one, houses pre-Islam era’s objects and was built in 1937 by Reza Shah’s order. The second Building was allocated to post-Islam era’s objects. The second building was transformed into a museum after [...]
Museum of Anthropology
The building of this museum is situated inside the complex of palaces called Golestan meaning flower garden. The building came to be known as white palace because of its white stucco carvings on the facade executed in Europe’s 18th century style. Marble stairways and plinths are also in white. The building was built during Qajar [...]
Glassware & Ceramic Museum
The beautiful building of the Museum of Glassware & Ceramic is the mansion housing glass wares and ceramics that was originally ordered to be built as the personal residence of a politician named Ahmad Qavam in early 1920s. The building was occupied by him as residence and office up to 1953 when it was sold [...]
Iranian Carpet Museum
Iranian carpets are one of the unique masterpieces created by Iranians since antiquity. Although they are known as Persian carpets, they have been made by various ethnic groups in Iran based on the same traditions and techniques. This museum has been open to visitors since 1979. The facade of the museum resembles the carpet-weaving loom. [...]
Religions in Iran
The inhabitants of the ancient eastern world worshiped the Sun, the Moon, stars, rain, water, river, spring, cows, camels, horses, etc as well as the opposite extremes such as darkness, lightning, clouds, winter, snakes, eagles, wolves, etc to be away from their harms. Iranians were influenced by Semites, Babylonians and Assyrians’ incantation sayings, magic and [...]
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