[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.


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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.


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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.


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


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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs building architecture sure is nice.


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


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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.


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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.


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The Gate of the National Garden.


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


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


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


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


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Paid for the entrance fees and I’m in.


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


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Ceramic form of a goat and a bull.


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The Russian styled wooden staircase.


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Time to check the upper floor.


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


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Some of the artifacts of the museum.


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The courtyard of the museum.


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

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