Mashhad Things to Do

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Ferdowsi is one if the biggest Iranians poet, you can not find a person dont like or love Ferdowsi.
Ferdowsi tomb is near Mashhad ( Toos ).
Ferdowsi wrote only one book, but it is a master piece, it name is Shahname. Frdowsi spend more than 30 years for composed Shahname.
Shahname have a epic story about Iranians braves .

This museum was inaugurated in the year 1945.
The collection of Museum is relative to the Islamic period.
The meusem located in 4story building in Imam Reza Shrine are & include:

The Museum of Coins and Medals
The Museum of Inscriptions & antique objects of Imam Reza Shrine
The Museum of Stamps and Banknotes
The Museum of pottery and glassware.
The Museum of Astronomical Tools and Clocks
The Museum of fine arts
The Museum of Shellfishes and Mollusks

It’s open 8am to 6pm.
Admission is IR5,000 (86/2007)

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Nader's body, after his assassination in Fath-abad (Qouchan), 1740, was buried in a tomb, build by himself, in Meshed. That tomb, in political tensions after Nader and passing of time, was destroyed.
In 1876, Qavamossaltaneh, governor of Khorasan, founded a new building on the tomb, which was heading to ruin soon after.

In 1957, structure of current building, which was designed by eng. Houshang Seihon whom is architect of Mausoleum of Ferdosi, Kamal ol-Molk, Khayyam &..., started and finished in 1962. It was opened on April 1963.

This structure with inspiration from Nader's aggressive manner and his gypsy way of life, is constructed from rough and uneven rocks on a platform similar to a gypsy tent.

Bust of Nader in Marble & Huge Burnt Cast Bronze statue is work of Abolhasan Sedighi.

It also includes a very interesting museum which displays antique guns, swords and other military equipment mostly from Nader Shah time (1700s).

a small library located in west of Mausoleum.

"Colonel Mohammad Taqi Khan Pessian" is buried on a corner of this site.

Museum was under repair & closed to public in 86/2007.
Admission is IR2,000 (86/2007)

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Mehdi Gholi Beig(ex.Shah) Bath, anthropology museum.
The bath was constructed during Shah Abbas I of Safavid dynasty this bath is one of the greatest & old remained bath in Iran & good example for architecture of Iranian Bath.
The walls covered by 13 layers painting, the Last one did during Qajar era.

now it's anthropology museum.

Admission is IR3,000 (86/2007)

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This museum had been inaugurated in 1378 A.H.S. . This museum gives compelete information about Dams, underground water tank, water sources and developing water industry . In this museum some old and contemporary instruments which are related to the water had been displayed. Also, there is a library in this museum.

This gallery was inaugurated in 1378 A.H.S., in fist floor of central museum.
Mohammad Saeed Foad vahbe ( from Syria ) the dedicated 1282 pieces of shells and snails in 1364 A.H.S. These days 450 of pieces of them had been displayed in this museum.

It was inaugurated in 1998 and contains carpets and rugs of exquisite work in silk, braid, wool, soft wool and embossed designs from 500 years ago up to the present time.
Here are also curtains with braid and needle work from the Qajar period.

This museum in 1342 A.H.S., beside the nadirs tomb had been built. In includes two halls.
In the first one different kinds of armor from The Afsharids periods, painting tableau from Nadir and war scene, some hand written traces like "Tarikh Gahangoshai-e Naderi" and two swords those are belong to nadir had been displayed.
The second hall in 1373 A.H.S., Added to the first one. It contains different coins, vessels and other objects those are granted to Nadir Shah from The Safavid dynasty.