Information About the Sa'dabad Complex

If you want to see an old historical and loyal place, you can choice Sa’ad Abad complex. There are so many history, art and secret things inside of this place.

Sa’ad Abad complex is located, at the foot of the Alborz ranges in the north of Tehran and a cultural and historical complex.Qajar monarchs first built it in the 19th century, Then Reza Shah Pahlavi and his son his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi lived there for so many years. After the 1978 Revolution, this beautiful complex became a museum. 

 

There are more than 180 hectares of natural forest, streets, qanats, galleries, and museums in Sa’ad Abad complex.

Totally, Sa'dabad complex consists of 18 castles or houses, which are:

1.Ahmad Shah Palace (Currently used by the Women and Family Participation Affairs Organization)

2.Shahvand Palace (Currently Green Museum)

3.White Palace or White House (Currently the National Museum Castle)

4.Special Palace (Museum of Natural History of the past, currently used by the president)

5.Black Palace (Currently the Museum of Current Arts)

6.Shams Palace (Currently the Museum of Human Studies)

7.Ashraf Palace (Named after Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's twin sister, Currently the Museum of Historical Plates)

8.Gholam Reza Palace

9.Mother's Queen Palace (Currently the Republic Building)

Ahmad Reza Palace

10.Abdol Reza Palace (Sa'adabad Control Center)

11.Bahman Pahlavi Palace (Named after Gholam Reza's son, Currently the Training Center)

12.Shahram Palace (Named after Ashraf Pahlavi's son, Currently the Military Museum)

13.Farideh Diba Palace

14.Valiahd Reza Pahlavi Palace (1st castle, Currently the Museum of Behzad)

15.Valiahd Reza Pahlavi Palace (2nd castle, Currently the Museum of Dafineh)

Farahnaz and Ali Reza Palace (Children of Reza Pahlavi, Currently the Museum of Calligraphy and book of Mir Emad)

16.    Leila Palace

Opening time

Open during Monday to Sunday 9:00 to 18:00, last entry 16:30

Contact information

address: Cultural Historical Complex of Saadabad

Shahid Kamal Taheri Street, Shahid Fallahi Street (Zaferanieh), Valiasr Street, Tehran, Iran

Phone : [phone]

what you should know about Tajrish Bazaar

The Best place for excursion in Tehran and buying cloths, souvenir, food and… is Tajrish bazar, And old and wonderful place for shop and eating street foods.

The Tajrish bazaar is one of the oldest place in Tehran and located in the north part of Tehran in Shemiran district. Some parts of these place architecturals’ styles are old and traditional.

There is holy place near Tajrish bazar, its Imamzade Salehe a popular local pilgrimage area , plus houses an very good value kebab restaurants and teahouses which you can try  delicious Iranian food and sweet testy dessert.

Tajrish bazar consisting of so many shops, restaurants and many passageways. So many goods  you can  found in this place like Spices, dairy, clothes, fabrics, nuts & dried fruits, traditional cookware, fruits, veggies. It is ideal for ingredients for Iranian cooking, including all kinds of nuts, dates, spices (such as saffron) and tea. You can also pick up a pretty teapot or some other souvenir while you are at it, moreover both modern and traditional shop made beautiful appearance to Tajrish bazar.

Carpet Museum of Iran

The Persian art of carpet making, which has been handed down since antiquity, is illustrated by handmade carpets and kilims from the 17th century up to the present, which come from various textile areas of Iran.

Carpet Museum of Iran address is: Tehran Province, Tehran, Dr Fatemi St

National Museum of Iran

The rare and very precious treasures of the largest archaeological museum in Iran show the moving history of Persia from prehistoric times to the Islamic era. The stone tools of the Neanderthals are for sure worth visiting, as well as the finds of the excavation sites around Persepolis and Sosa . The salt was a natural preservative, so the archaeologists were given many good information about the diet, clothing and diseases back in the ancient world. You can also visit the Museum of the Islamic Period next door. 

opening hours of the National Museum of Iran are 9am-8:45pm.

For more information please visite their website.

national museum of iran website address: http://nmi.ichto.ir/

National Museum of Iran address is: Tehran Province, Tehran, 30Tir St.

things to know about the Masoudieh complex

If you trip to Tehran and looking for a historical place to see old and beautiful complex and become familiar with Iranian culture you can go to Masoudieh Place. So where is   Masoudieh located and what is history of this place?

Masoudieh place is historical and beautiful complex in Tehran which was built in 1879 for the prince Mass’oud Mirza and historical houses from Qajar dynasty near Baharestan Square. It is very important in terms of architecture as well as historical events that have occurred in it.

Masoudieh place is the important locale because the first library and the museum were established there, moreover used as cadet at the beginning of 20th century. The first Ministry of Education established here in 1967.

During the Persian Constitutional Revolution, Masoudieh was one of the main gathering places for the constitutional revolutionaries.

Masoudieh building complex includes 5 buildings: forum, Restaurant, spring house,  Seyed Javadi Mansion, Moshir al-Molk Mansion and entrance hall

about The Azadi Tower

The landmark of Iran as a modern country, the "Freedom Tower" rises as an inverted Ypsilon 50 m above Azadi Square. This parts that are mixing from modern architecture from the 1960s with significant site of traditional Persian architecture was built from white Isfahan marble and inaugurated in 1971 on the occasion of the 2500th anniversary of the Persian monarchy. You can take a lift inside the building to the viewing platform and enjoy the stunning views over Tehran. Under the Azadi tower is a museum, including a copy of the Cyrus cylinder dating from 539 BC, the world's first proclamation of human rights issued by Cyrus the Great, king of Babylon. Address: Kuy More Abad.

where is the Qara Kelisa

Qara Kelisa, an ancient church near Maku, West Azerbaijan province in Iran is a pilgrim site for the Armenians who head here in mid August every year. Qara Kelisa is a three day fiesta marked by color, music, dancing, and horse riding and, of course, feasting on a sumptuous spread.

Information About the Pir-e-Chak-Chak

Once in a year, Zoroastrians from across the globe head to Pir-e-Chak-Chak, a pilgrim site 62 km north east of Yazd. The festival is an occasion to pray, mingle and entertain for everyone.

Things to know before you visit The Golestan Palace

This palace is Tehran's response to the Palace of Versailles: originally decorated as from the tales of 1001 nights. This big complex with palaces and breath-taking parks and it's famous palace of diamonds is one of the most important historical place of Tehran and was a part of the royal palaces within the Citadel of the 16th century. This masterpiece of Iranian architecture was declared a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO .-19. Century seat of the Khadzars, while it was used by the Pahlavi dynasty for important events back at the time. Among the museums and splendid halls of the complex, the exhibits of the Ethnographic Museum, such as the famous Alabaster peacock enthroned, the perfect mosaics on the walls, the glass windows, the valuable Persian carpets and the unbelievable precious treasures of the Shahs of various heads of state as a gift. All in all, definitely worth seeing. you can visite The Golestan palace by paying a 1$ entrance fee. opening hours are 9am-5pm. 

Golestan palace address is: Tehran Province, Tehran, District 12, ark sqr, Panzdah-e-Khordad St