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  • English Textbook for High School (1966) English Textbook for High School (1966)
  • Darakeh, Tehran, June 2012 (13) Darakeh
  • Paykan Service and Maintenance Manual Paykan Service and Maintenance Manual
  • Pahlavi hat, new dress code, and "Giveh" (traditional footwear), probably 1927. Pahlavi Hat and Dress Code for Men
  • Avalon Theatre, a Persian Palace in Chicago Avalon Theatre, a Persian Palace in Chicago
  • Nowruz 1993 Nowruz Stamps
  • Comic books in Persian (7) Comic books in Persian
  • Old Mansion in Marvi Alley Old House in Marvi Alley
  • Talisman for Warding off Co-wife Talisman for Warding off Co-wife
  • Andisheh School, 1958 Andisheh (Don Bosco) School
  • Old Tomb of Hafez Old Tomb of Hafez
  • Description of prison life in one of the earlier pieces Calligraphy in Prison
  • Intersection of Nosrat Street and Kargar Avenue Old Buildings of Kargar Avenue
  • From Nooshi Kanoom to Showkat Kanoom Postcard from Nooshi Kanoom
  • Samarkand Persian Hotel. Santabarbara, California Samarkand Persian Hotel
  • Sycamores of Valiasr Avenue (20) Sycamores of Valiasr Avenue
  • Attendants on the Queen of Persia Engravings from the book PERSIA
  • Last day of Cafe Prague in Tehran Last day of Café Prague in Tehran
  • Tourist Brochure for Isfahan, Iran, late 1960s Two Tourist Brochures
  • Prostitute and Slave, Photograph by Antoin Sevruguin Sale Document of a Male Slave (1901)
  • Red and Black Matchboxes Black and Red Matchboxes
  • Village of Evin Village of Evin
  • Iranian men, born in 1942 Iranian Men, born in 1942
  • Irandokht, born in 1942 Irandokht, born in 1942
  • A pocket guide to Iran (1943) (1) A pocket guide to Iran (1943)
  • Photograph taken at the start of the 42nd academic year at the American Memorial School on August 30, 1923. Tabriz Memorial Highschool
  • Cover Design by Behzad Golpaygani (18) Behzad Golpaygani’s Cover Designs
  • Pen Case with Scenes from the Haft Paykar Pen Case with Scenes from the “Haft Paykar”
  • Dave Brubeck In Abadan and Tehran Dave Brubeck in Abadan and Tehran
  • Molavi Avenue (4) Mowlavi Avenue
Darakeh, Tehran, June 2012 (13)

Darakeh

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Darakeh is a village located north of Tehran, on the outskirts of the Alborz mountains. Many Tehranis start at this village when they go hiking on the weekends.

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Avalon Theatre, a Persian Palace in Chicago

Avalon Theatre, a Persian Palace in Chicago

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Inspired by a Persian incense burner found in an antique store in New Orleans, the architect John Eberson designed the Avalon Theatre of Chicago in late 1925.

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Old Mansion in Marvi Alley

Old House in Marvi Alley

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An abandoned traditional house in the middle of Marvi Alley in the old part of Tehran.

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Old Tomb of Hafez

Old Tomb of Hafez

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In 1901 Prince Malek Mansur Mirza Shao es-Saltaneh ordered Ali-Akbar Mozayyen-al-Dawla Naghash-bashi to make a decorative iron transenna for the Tomb of Hafez. The current Mausoleum was designed by André Godard, French archeologist and architect, in the late 1930s.

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Intersection of Nosrat Street and Kargar Avenue

Old Buildings of Kargar Avenue

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Details of the old buildings in North Kargar avenue (formerly Amirabad), between Enghelab Square and Keshavarz boulevard. September 2012.

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Samarkand Persian Hotel. Santabarbara, California

Samarkand Persian Hotel

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Samarkand neighbourhood in Santa Barbara, California, takes its name from Samarkand Persian Hotel. The Persian themed luxury hotel was in operation from 1920 to 1940.

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Village of Evin

Village of Evin

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Evin is a neighbourhood in the north of Tehran. The pictures shown here are of the last remaining orchards and old houses in Evin. The traditional village of Evin is located between Daneshgah Square on the north and Evin Mosque on the south. Acacia Lane is the street with the stairs. Evin Prison is also located nearby.

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Emamzadeh Abdollah’s Cemetery

Emamzadeh Abdollah’s Cemetery

· ۲ Comments · In Architecture, Beliefs, Everyday Life

Emamzadeh Abdollah Cemetery is situated in the City of Ray (Shahr-e-Rey), the oldest existing city in the province. The interior of the tomb is thought to be built in Safavid Period (15th century). The family mausoleums are located in the courtyard of the shrine and are in the architectural styles of Qajar & Pahlavi periods.

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Baghe Takht, Shiraz

Baghe Takht in Shiraz

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Located on a rocky hillside north of Shiraz at ‘Baba Koohi’, the Baghe Takht was a garden that existed as early as the eleventh century. A formal garden with a central water channel, it was laid out on multiple terraces with a palace at the uppermost terrace.

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Yakhchal Street

Strolling around Shariati Avenue

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Strolling around Shariati avenue, near Qolhak neigbourhood, Tehran. August 2012.
The photographer Roozbeh Shahrestani says: “Although, one might not be able to convey fully the atmosphere of these places, but perhaps with a momentary pause and a brief look the viewer get some sense of them.”

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  • Intersection of Nosrat Street and Kargar Avenue Old Buildings of Kargar Avenue
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