Entrance to Tehran National Garden

The entrance to the National Garden is one of the beautiful and historical buildings in Tehran. This building dates back to the first Pahlavi period and was built by order of Reza Shah.

History:

• The entrance to the National Garden was originally a gate to enter Tehran’s Mashq Square.
• This building is located on the northern side of Imam Khomeini Street.
• This street is one of the busiest and most crowded streets.
• But after entering his place, you will find peace and enjoy its views.
• The presence of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building next to this entrance adds to its importance.
• The building of the University of Arts is also located in this garden.
• The entrance to this garden is east of its previous entrance, but with the same shape and dimensions.
• The previous entrance was later destroyed.
• Later, it was built by direct order of Reza Shah and with the help of the Germans, of course, before the start of World War II, by Jafar Khan Kashani.
• This work was registered as one of the national monuments of Iran on May 2, 1997 as one of the cultural heritage sites.

Architecture:

• The architectural style of this building is Iranian-European.
• In its upper part, a place for playing drums and observing and passing military forces has been designed and considered.
• Two guard chambers are located around this gate.
• The height of this building is about 22 meters to the bottom of the flagpole and 25 meters to the tip of the flag.
• Its width from east to west is about 26 meters and, taking into account the guard towers, it reaches about 47 meters.
• On the exterior of this gate, there is a tile work with the motif of two lions with a crown in the middle.
• Also, there are designs of a lion, a leopard and the sun, cannonballs and poems by Nadim al-Molk on the exterior of the gate.
• On the interior of the gate, there are tile works of the scene of the capture of Tehran in the coup of 1299 and the soldiers of the Cossack Legion, and designs of the angel of victory.
• All three doors have cast iron gates made by Master Mohammad Ali Kermani.
• The doors are decorated with Najridi motifs “like a dragon” or imaginary bird motifs “Homa”.
• The main structure of the doors has a unique geometry.
• A metal pattern of Reza Khan’s bust was seen on the upper part of the doors, which was removed after the revolution.
• The sun lion emblem was also removed from the flag.

Specifications:

• Address: Tehran, northern side of Imam Khomeini Street (former Sepah) / eastern side of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs / western side of the Post and Telegraph Museum
• Entrance fee: Free
• Visiting hours: 7 am to 7 pm

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