[IRAN] Tehran - Glass & Ceramic Museum and National Garden

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With a population of around 9 million in the capital city, there is much to see Tehran. After having a hearty buffet breakfast in the hotel, I continued exploring the city.



While walking to the Abgineh Museum or better known as Glass & Ceramic Museum of Iran. I came across an interesting looking building and decided to check it out.



The building is located at the National Garden of Tehran and is just a stone throw away from the hotel where I was staying, Ferdowsi Grand Hotel. The National Garden is a historical and governmental compound.



The building is actually the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building No.9 formerly Shahrbani house which built for the police.



The Ministry of Foreign Affairs building architecture sure is nice.







The National Garden sure is a nice place for a stopover photo shoot.



University of Art formerly used as Cossack House. The National Garden, formerly known as Parade Square used to be a military shooting range during the Qajar period.



During the Pahlavi Dynasty the range was turned into a public park for a short period of time and eventually governmental buildings were built at the compound.



The Gate of the National Garden.





After hanging around for a while at the National Garden for a while, I continued walking to the Glass and Ceramic Museum.



The entrance gate of the Glass and Ceramic Museum of Iran.



Well, officially the museum is known as The Museum of Iranian Terracotta and Glassware. A historic background of the building.



Originally a residence then an Egyptian embassy and in 1980, converted into a museum.







Paid for the entrance fees and I’m in.



The collection comprises clay pots dating back to the 4th millennium BC and glass works from the 1st millennium BC.



Ceramic form of a goat and a bull.













The Russian styled wooden staircase.



Time to check the upper floor.



A combination of traditional Iranian style and the European architecture, the 19th century building’s architecture is truly beautiful.



Some of the artifacts of the museum.



















The courtyard of the museum.





Time to leave the Glass & Ceramic Museum and visit another museum which is the National Museum of Iran.