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irannationalmuseum.ir. The National Museum of Iran (Persian: موزهٔ ملی ایرانMūze-ye Melli-ye Irān) is located in Tehran, Iran. It is an institution formed of two museums; the Museum of Ancient Iran and the Museum of the Islamic Era, which were opened in 1937 and 1972, respectively.
Persepolis (/ pərˈsɛpəlɪs /; Old Persian: 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, romanized: Pārsa; New Persian: تخت جمشید, romanized: Takht-e Jamshīd, lit. 'Throne of Jamshid ') was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550–330 BC). It is situated in the plains of Marvdasht, encircled by the southern Zagros mountains, Fars province of ...
List of museums in Tehran. Museum of Ancient Iran in 30th Tir St. Tehran, Iran. This is a list of museums in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Some of museums located in Tehran, have national and international importance. There are a number of large museums in Tehran that deal with a wide range of subjects.
Imam Khomeini station, Line 1, Tehran Metro. The Museum of the Islamic Era ( Persian: موزه دوران اسلامی) is one of the museums of the National Museum of Iran, located near Imam Khomeini Square, Tehran, Iran. [1] Most of the objects in this museum are selected from the works of scientific excavations or prestigious collections ...
The Shami statue is one of the main surviving works of Parthian art. It is currently in the National Museum of Iran (Inv. no. 2401) and was found at Shami (modern Khūzestān Province ), where there was an ancient sanctuary. The bronze statue is 1.94 m high. The man depicted is shown frontally.
Elymaïs was the location of the death of Antiochus III the Great who was killed while pillaging a temple of Bel in 187 BC. [57] Following the rise and fall of the Achaemenid Empire and the Seleucid Empire , a new dynasty of Elamite rulers established Elymais from 147 BC to 224 AD, usually under the suzerainty of the Parthian Empire , until the ...
Tehran, as one of the main tourist destinations in Iran, has a wealth of cultural attractions. It is home to royal complexes of Golestan, Saadabad and Niavaran, which were built under the reign of the country's last two monarchies. There are several historic, artistic, and scientific museums in Tehran, including the National Museum; Malek Museum
The area of the museum, which was thoroughly renovated in 2015, is 296 square meters and consists of 5 halls. Currently, about 3000 exhibits are preserved in the museum and 1800 items are displayed in the exposition. Exhibits reflecting the history, geography, nature, everyday life and culture of Absheron region are preserved in the museum.