Tehran Things to Do

The Grand Bazaar of Tehran is the is the world's largest bazaar.

The Grand Bazaar simply called Bazaar is located in southern Tehran, South of Panzdah Khordad St., North of Molavi st. West of Cyrus st. east of Khayyam st.

its many corridors are over 10km in length. There are several entrances, the Main entrances are in Panzdah Khordad St. opposite of Golestan Palace.

The Grand bazaar has an important place of commerce for Tehran & Iran.
main trades of Iran is done in The Grand Bazaar of Tehran.

the bazaar was split into corridors called Raste, each specialising in different types of goods, including copper, carpets, paper, spices, precious metals, perfumes, texture, ... as well as small traders selling all types of goods.
you may find Everything in Bazaar.

Bazaar is very crowd & huge & may easily getting lost.
Bazaar is open ~7am. ~7pm.
& is close on friday, Thursday evening, & all official holiday.

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A bazaar is a permanent merchandising area, marketplace, where goods and services are exchanged or sold.
The word derives from the Persian word bāzār, the etymology of which goes back to the Pahlavi word Baha-Char meaning "the place of prices".

Bazaar hosted banks & financiers, mosques & guest houses & Caravansary.
Bazaar is/was split into corridors called Raste, each specialising in different types of goods, including copper, carpets, paper, spices, precious metals, perfumes, texture, ...
other Parts of Bazaar are Timche, Sara, Gheisarie.

Grand Bazaar of Tehran began to grow under the Safavid dynasty.
The oldest remaining buildings, walls and passages in the bazaar today very rarely exceed 400 years, with many being constructed or rebuilt within the last 200 years, In this sense, the current grand bazaar is one of the newest in Iran.
the current bazaar is most associated with the 19th century onwards.

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The Azadi or Freedom Tower is the symbol of Tehran. Foreign reporters always film in Azadi Square. It was built by the former Shah of Iran in 1971 to commemorate the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire and named the Shahyad or King’s Tower. This massive 50 meter (148 feet) tall tower is completely clad in white marble. It can actually be climbed without equipment, but one climber has fallen to their death. The Square it is located in was a scnen of many demonstrations leading up to the Iranian Revolution on 12 December 1979. It was then renamed the Azadi Tower and is ofetn a scene of clelbrations and organised protests approved by the government.

Located in Tehran, beside Laleh Park, and founded in 1976, the Carpet Museum of Iran exhibits a variety of Persian carpets from all over Iran, dating from 18th century to present.

The museum's exhibition hall occupies 3,400 square meters (10,200 ft²) and its library contains 7,000 books.

The museum was designed by the last Queen of Iran, Farah Diba Pahlavi. The perforated structure around the museum's exterior is designed both to resemble a carpet loom, and to cast shade on the exterior walls, reducing the impact of the hot summer sun on the interior temperature.

Iranian carpets, rugs and kilim from the Safavid period To the present and several carpets from neighboring countries, library

The background of National Jewels of Tehran dates back to Safavid era in which it was decided that national jewels belong to National Treasury of government, i.e., apart from the personal properties of the sovereign. The valuable collections of this museum comprises of the pink colored diamond of Darya-ye-Noor (182 Carats), the Peacock Throne or Takhte Tavous which was built during the reign of Fathali Shah consisted of twelve different pieces (Joined together) and with 26,733 pieces of jewels attached to it. A golden globe (atlas) of Naseredin Shah, with 34 kg of pure gold, having 51,366 pieces of jewels and weighing 3,656 grams.

On this golden atlas or globe Southeast Asia and Britain have been distinctly defined with diamonds and India with rubies. Sculptured pieces of turquoise of Firoozeh and large pearls of the Persian Gulf have also been used to adorn this globe.

Classical and modern paintings by master Behzad

Hossein Behzad (1894 - 1968) was a prominent painter from Tehran, Iran.
He became internationally known and won many awards.

In honor of this artist, the "Behzad Museum", located in Tehran's Sa'd Abad Palace holds the collection of most of his works.

The Sadabad Palace is a palace built by the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran in the Shemiran area of Tehran.

The complex was firstinhabited by Qajar monarchs and royal family in the 19th century. After an expansion of the compounds, Reza Shah lived there in the 1920s. And his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi moved there in the 1970s.

After the Iranian Revolution, the complex became a museum. However, the current presidential palace is located adjacent to the Sa'd Abad compound.

The Glass & Ceramic Museum is one of the most impressive in Iran, not only for the exhibits but for the building itself, an interesting example from the Qajar period. The exhibits are beautifully presented in modern, individually lit cases and it's easy to follow the English descriptions leading you through the ages.