The sights of Tehran - a huge metropolis, where more than 14 million people live - are worth visiting and contemplation. This city never sleeps. You can go here all year round. In summer it is cool because of the high snow-capped mountains, and in winter it is warm because ice winds do not reach. There is an abundance of parks and gardens, ancient buildings and the richest museums. In a word, the capital of Iran is a real treasury of the East. But if you see her, she will steal your heart. And the sights of Tehran will be the fault of this, photos and description of which we will post below.
How to get here
Flights to Moscow regularly depart from the capital of Iran. Mostly these are Aeroflot airplanes. They do not fly only on Monday and Friday. And on Tuesdays you can still get to Tehran by Iran Air. Imam Khomeini International Airport is thirty-five kilometers from the center. To get to Tehran, the sights of which you are going to see, you will have to use a taxi. But when you leave, you will need to go back to the airport as early as possible. The fact is that on the way to the international hub you will find many kilometers of traffic jams.
How to get around the city
Tehran, whose sights are located at a considerable distance from each other, has a public transport network. But buses run very irregularly, and the metro will not allow you to get to all the places you want to see. In addition, all route numbers and names are written in Arabic letters, and if you do not know this language, then you risk being lost. Therefore, tourists recommend traveling by taxi. Moreover, by the standards of European countries and even Russia, they are quite cheap.
Palaces, parks, mosques
Tourists who are interested in the sights of Tehran usually begin their excursions with this. Persia for many centuries had rulers who tried to impress their people with the splendor of palaces. Therefore, it’s even difficult to say which one should start the inspection from. These are the complexes Saadabad, Golestan, Green and White Palaces, Ivan e-Takht-e-Marmar, Amarat-e-Badgir and others. The most famous - "Palace of roses" - was built in the sixteenth century. These are twenty beautiful halls of Golestan, many of which are part-time museums. There are exhibits of photographs, archeology, an art gallery, Japanese and Chinese porcelain, the rarest books written in Arabic script, and one of the most famous diamonds in the world - “Ocean of Light”. And in this palace, amazing works of Iranian craftsmen on metal, wood and ceramics are collected. The former summer residence of Shah Saadabad is also very popular. In addition to the main palace, there are many pavilions with museums and exhibitions. And of the parks, the central one is considered the best - e-Lale. Lovers of antiquity can visit the ancient fortress Sheshme Ali. It dates back to the fourth millennium BC. Well, what are the sights of Tehran without mosques? There are about a thousand of them, and they all have rich interiors decorated with tiles and mosaics. The most famous among them is Sepahsalar, which, according to experts, fully embodies Iranian national traditions.
Museums
If you come to this city, be sure to check out its collections. The sights of Tehran are unthinkable without museums. And there are a lot of them. Often, tourists speak well of the National Museum of Tehran. There are a lot of historical and archaeological exhibits, as well as artifacts of the Sassanid era. The museum has a wonderful collection of folk crafts and calligraphy designs. Very often, Iran is presented as a hater of Western culture. But it is in the capital of this country that the masterpieces of contemporary European artists are represented. This is Picasso, and Matisse, and Van Gogh, and Dali. The collection of the Museum of Modern Art is considered the largest in Asia. Nearby is another interesting exhibition. This is the Carpet Museum. It exhibits art that Iran has been famous for centuries. The oldest carpet is already four hundred years old. And on the ground floor of the museum are craftsmen who continue to manufacture these Persian masterpieces.
National treasury
This museum of the capital has a special place. Other attractions of Tehran fade compared to it. Probably there are as many different treasures as none of us have ever seen in our lives. In some ways, this museum resembles the fabulous mountains of dragons, with placers of gold and jewelry. Of particular interest to visitors is the famous Peacock Throne. This throne for shahs is decorated with 27 thousand precious stones. The treasures of this museum shine with all the colors of the rainbow. You may not see a single landmark of Tehran, but these priceless things are simply a “must-see”. In addition to amazing masterpieces, such as the crown of Shah Reza and the two-meter golden globe, whose continents are lined with stunning stones (there are about 51 thousand), there are an unthinkable number of muskets in gold and diamonds, a diadem, saber, hookahs, rings, and all this is richly inlaid .
Tehran Attractions: Reviews
Most tourists are shocked by the National Treasury. Those who managed to visit there used to believe that there was nothing in the world richer than the Armory Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin . But when they saw the Peacock Throne, they wrote that if lightning struck nearby, they would not even notice. This is Tehran. Sights, photos of which you see here, unfortunately, are unknown to most tourists. But over time, Iran expects an influx of travelers.