Ferdowsi Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Tehran and it used to be called Ala’odoleh Avenue in Qajar period. It runs from Toopkhane in the south and after passing through Istanbul intersection it ends in Ferdowsi Square in the north.
Embassies of Germany, Great Britain, Turkey, the buildings of National Bank of Iran & Bank Sepah, and several museums including National Jewels Museum & Bank Sepah’s Coin Museum are all located on this avenue. The first Department Store in Iran – the popular Ferdowsi Store – was also on this avenue.
Alao-Ddowleh Avenue in Winter, 1910
Alao-Ddowleh Avenue in Winter, about 1910
Hôtel de France, Alao-Ddowleh Avenue, 1915
British Embassy, Alao-Ddowleh Avenue
Ferdowsi Ave, Early 1930s
Banke Melli Building (The National Bank), Ferdowsi Ave, 1930s
Banke Melli Building (The National Bank), Ferdowsi Ave, 1930s
Banke Melli Building (The National Bank), Ferdowsi Ave, 1946 (Photo by Mahmoud Pakzad)
Banke Melli Building (The National Bank), Ferdowsi Ave, 1950s
Ferdowsi Department Store, Ferdowsi Avenue, 1961 (Photo by Mahmoud Pakzad)
Ferdowsi Department Store, Ferdowsi Avenue, mid 1960s
Banke Melli Building (The National Bank), Ferdowsi Ave, 1961 (Photo by Mahmoud Pakzad)
Ferdowsi Avenue, Early 1960s
Ferdowsi Avenue, 1962
Ferdowsi Avenue at night, 1966 (Photo by Mahmoud Pakzad)
Banke Melli Building (The National Bank), Ferdowsi Ave, 1966 (Photo by Mahmoud Pakzad)
Ferdowsi Ave., 1966 (Photo by Mahmoud Pakzad)
Ferdowsi Avenue, mid 1960s
Ferdowsi Avenue, early 1970s
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