|
| Places to See in Tehran | Jomeh Bazaar
Jomeh Bazaar (Friday Market) is a huge range of bric-a-brac on display. Things for sale vary from obvious junk to high-value antiques. Almost everything can be found here: musical instruments, daggers, clothing, glassware, paintings, carpets, antiques, the list goes on.
It is held on 3 floors of a multi-storey car park in central Tehran, on the east side of Joumbouri Avenue. And it is open every Friday from around 9am to 4pm.
National Museum of Iran (Museum of Ancient Iran)
The National Museum was opened in 1937, and it was Iran's very first museum that houses Iran's foremost collection of archaeological and cultural treasures. It was designed by the French archaeologist and architect Andre Godard. This building was erected to resemble the palace of Ardeshir I in Firuzabad and the red brick entranceway and dome are reminiscent of the Sassanid and Arsakid styles. There is a collection of artifacts from prehistoric Iran to the end of the Sassanid period, Elamite artifacts discovered at Susa and Chogha Zambil and a wealth of Achaemenid period decorations from Persepolis in the main building. And on the uppers floors of the building the flourishing of Iranian art in fields such as pottery, glassware, miniature painting, carpets, metal engravings and calligraphy is housed.
National Jewels Museum
National Jewels Museum is one of the best known museums in Iran. There is an impressive collection of some most famous and spectacular jewels in the world on its display including many priceless pieces. Many things have disappeared over the years but the remaining collection of gemstones, jewelry, royal emblems, ornamental guns and jewel-encrusted furniture is still remarkable. Most items on display were given to Safavid kings as gifts but many pieces taken by Nader Shah on his conquest of India are also exhibited. Here you may see the Darya-e Nur diamond, The Peacock Throne and the Jeweled Globe. Among other famous pieces of jewelry are the crowns of the Qajar and Pahlavi Kings.
|
|
