VirtualGlobetrotting: Islamic Republic of Iran: Tehran

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Former US embassy in Tehran
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Last US embassy in Iran

Iranian Rapier air defense missile site
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Rapier is a British surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army and Royal Air Force. []

Azadi Square
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Iran Tehran (Azadi sq)

Star of David on Iran Air Headquarters
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By: Parabellum.
Did Israeli prankster architects sneak a Star of David onto the roof of the Teheran airport, or is the controversy in Iran over a Google Earth revelation much ado about nothing?
Regardless of whether it was happenstance or an act of architectural subterfuge, government officials in Iran were incensed this week when they discovered the outline of a Star of David atop the roof of the headquarters of Iran Air, Al- Arabiya reported on Monday.

Embassy of the United Kingdom, Tehran
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By: iloshen.
British embassy in Iran

Evin Prison
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By: kkeps.
Evin House of Detention (Persian: زندان اوین Zendān Evin) is a prison in Iran, located in Evin, northwestern Tehran. It is noted for its political prisoners' wing, where prisoners have been held both before and after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Due to the number of intellectuals that the prison housed, it was nicknamed "Evin University."

"Carpet Museum of Iran" by Farah Diba Pahlavi
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By: kkeps.
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.

Mehrabad Airport Tehran (THR)
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By: DonMartini.

Borj-e Milad
Milad tower, television tower

Laleh Park
Iran Tehran (Laleh park, Karegar str)

Sadabad palace
Sadabad palace, a palace built by the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran in the Shemiran area of Tehran.

Iranian parliament
Iran Tehran (Iran parliament, Baharestan sq)

Azadi Stadium
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By: mikeb9991.

Boeing 707-321B in Tehran
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By: giove.
Air restaurant in Tehran

Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery
jbottero (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: jbottero.
Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Iran. At the top of the image is the mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini, located in the large oval complex.

Tehran flower clock
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.
The world's 3rd. biggest clock was installed at Abbasabad district of the capital city on Tuesday in a ceremony attended by a number of urban officials.
'Flower Clock' which measures 15 meters in diameter and weighs 750 kgs was installed at a cost of six hundred million rials.
The clock was built by the private sector in cooperation with Tehran Municipality in two years.
The private sector is entitled to use necessary facilities in the vicinity to publicize the `Flower Clock' for three years to recoup the expenses incurred in its design and construction.
The clock is equipped with separate motors to set its triple hands in motion. It is designed to operate with minimum error and is automatically set up by a computerized system.

Ilyushin Il-76MD "Adnan 1"
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By: Rene73.

Azadegan Waterpark
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By: neotrix.
The Azadegan Waterpark is the biggest water park in Iran.

Dastgerdi Stadium
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By: adrbr.
The Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, football stadium located in the Ekbatan area of Tehran, Iran. It was named after a casualty of the Iran-Iraq War. Home of PAS Hamedan F.C. . It was built in 2002 and has a capacity of 8,250.

Rapier SAM Site
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By: bubaonline.
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/single/2336558.html

Azadiye Stadium under construction
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By: adrbr.
The Azadiye Stadium is a new 40,000 seat covered stadium currently under construction in Tehran, Iran. It is a set to be a purpose built sports complex to be used by women only. It is set to be completed in 2009 ahead of the Women's Islamic Games set to be held in Tehran.

Golestan Palace
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By: kjfitz.
Golestān Palace (Persian: کاخ گلستان) pronounced "Kakheh Golestān" is the former royal Qajar complex in Iran's capital city.
The oldest of the historic monuments in Tehran, the Golestan Palace (also Gulistan Palace) (The Rose Garden Palace) belongs to a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran’s Historic Arg (citadel).

Niavaran Palace
Xeba73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Xeba73.
Niavaran Palace Complex is a historical complex situated in the northern part of Tehran, Iran. The main Niavaran Palace, completed in 1968, was the primary residence of the last Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the Imperial family until the Iranian Revolution. The complex consists of several buildings and a museum.

Tehran Aerospace Exhibition Center
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By: kjfitz.

Assault at Italian embassy (Feb 9, 2010)
giove (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: giove.
Basiji assault the Italian compound this afternoon.

F14 hangar Tehran
nico (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: nico.
Looks to be a heavy maintenance site for F14s. Also in previous years, you can spot some F4 Phantoms.

Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
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By: kkeps.
Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art (TMOCA) is an art museum in Tehran, Iran.
Inaugurated in 1977, and built adjacent to Tehran's Laleh Park, the museum was designed by Iranian architect Kamran Diba, who employed elements from traditional Persian architecture. It is considered to have the largest collection of valuable Western modern art outside of Europe and the United States. It is said that there is approximately £2.5 billion worth of modern art held at the museum.

Embassy of Russia, Tehran
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By: nico.

Death of protester Neda Agha-Soltan (June 20, 2009)
The death of Neda Agha-Soltan became an iconic image when the shooting of Neda Agha-Soltan, which occurred during the 2009 Iranian election protests, was captured on video by bystanders and broadcast over the internet. The video quickly became a rallying cry for the reformist opposition.

Embassy of France, Tehran
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By: nico.

Fereshteh Pasargad Hotel under construction
164 m (538 ft) tall upon completion in 2019

Iran broadcasting center

Iran's Stealth Aircraft ?
Rene73 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Rene73.
seen in GE , not Maps

HESA Saeqeh
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By: Rene73.

Boeing 747SP-86
EP-IAC

German Embassy

Tehran War Cemetery
Dania (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Dania.

Plasco Building (1/19/17 collapse)

Qasr Prison
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By: jbottero.
Political prison in Tehran.

Boeing 747SP-86
EP-IAB

Embassy of Turkey, Tehran

Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine
The Shāh Abdol Azīm Shrine (Persian: شاه عبدالعظیم‎), located in Rey, Iran, contains the tomb of: ‘Abdul ‘Adhīm ibn ‘Abdillāh al-Hasanī[1] (aka. Shah Abdol Azim). Shah Abdol Azim was a fifth generation descendant of Hasan ibn ‘Alī[1] and a companion of Muhammad al-Taqī.[1] He was entombed here after his death in the 9th century.
Adjacent to the shrine, within the complex, include the mausolea of Imamzadeh Tahir (son of the fourth Shī‘ah Imam Imām Sajjad), and Imamzadeh Hamzeh (brother of the eighth Twelver Imām - Imām Reza).

An-140 Crash on Take-off
KRL (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: KRL.
An Iranian built AN-140 -100 (Sepahan Airlines) crashed on take-off. Reports indicate the right hand engine stopped. All 48 on board perished.
More info and photos at link below

Milad Hospital
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By: Mike1989.
Milad Hospital is the largest specialized and subspecialized hospital in Iran. This hospital is a complementary health service provider in Iran's Social Security organization (SSO) chain of hospitals. Milad hospital currently employs more than 600 specialists and subspecialists of various fields.

Embassy of Argentina, Tehran

Embassy of Canada, Tehran

University of Tehran
Oldest university in Iran

Ark Mosque

Tomb of Iman Khomeini

2 Mig29s
There is another one in front of this one posted.

Tehran International Tower

Dizin
Dizin is a ski resort situated to the north of Tehran in the Alborz mountain range.
The huge Dizin ski resort was established in 1969 . The ski season in Dizin also lasts longer than European ski resorts(from December to May) because of its high altitude.
The highest ski lift reaches 3,600 m (11,800 ft), making it one of the 40 highest ski resorts in the world.
Dizin ski amenities include two hotels, 19 cottages and five restaurants, villas and private apartments around the Dizin ski resort accommodate thousands of people every year.

Imamzadeh Saleh Mosque, Shemiran
Imāmzādeh Sāleh (Persian: امامزاده صالح‎) is one of many Imāmzadeh mosques in Iran. The mosque is located at Tajrish Square in Tehran's northern Shemiran district. The mosque entombs the remains of Sāleh, a son of the Twelver Shī‘ah Imām, Mūsā al-Kādhim, and is one of the most popular Shī‘ah shrines in northern Tehran.

Embassy of Australia, Tehran

Small airport
Ghale Morghi AB

Embassy of Venezuela, Tehran

Embassy of Switzerland, Tehran

Embassy of Indonesia, Tehran

Embassy of Sweden, Tehran

Power distribution plant

Landlocked Lighthouse

Embassy of Mexico, Tehran

Great Tehran Penitentiary
Mike1989 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: Mike1989.
Sometimes called Tehran Central Prison

'Le Therapeute' by Rene Magritte
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By: pmoore66.
1967
5 were cast
at the Museum of Contemporary Art

Grand Mosalla mosque of Tehran
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By: tallturtle82.
The Grand Mosalla mosque of Tehran also known as The Imam Khomeini Mosalla holds weekly Friday prayers, congregations, and cultural and educational exhibitions.

'Homage to Pablo Neruda' by Eduardo Chillida
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
1974
at the Museum of Contemporary Art

'Relatives' by Tony Cragg
pmoore66 (VirtualGlobetrotting)
By: pmoore66.
2004
at the Museum of Contemporary Art

'Walking Man 1' by Alberto Giacometti
aka L'Homme Qui Marche l
at the Museum of Contemporary Art - moved inside in 2018 after 40 years of being displayed in the sculpture court due to acid rain damage

Stored aircraft
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By: Fab.

'Horse and Rider' by Marino Marini

'Ogunquit' by Alexander Calder

'Roots & Stones' by Tony Cragg

'Prickly Pear' by Alexander Calder

'Standing Woman 1' by Alberto Giacometti
aka Femme Debout I
at the Museum of Contemporary Art - moved inside in 2018 after 40 years of being displayed in the sculpture court due to acid rain damage

Mina Dome
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By: Fab.

'Early Forms' by Tony Cragg

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By: Fab.

Aircraft boneyard

Holy Defense Museum

Iran Flag Tower

National Library of Iran

Iran Air Flight 291 crash site
This was a flight from Mashad Airport to Tehran-Mehrabad Airport that crashed on 1/21/1980 during its approach to Tehran-Mehrabad Runway 29 in foggy and snowy weather conditions, killing all 128 people on board. At the time, this was the deadliest aircraft disaster in Iranian history.