Portal of Bagh-e Meli

Tehran


The decorative gateway to the National Garden complex of museums and government buildings, dates from 1906 and was renovated in 1922 by the Minister of War Reza Khan who would later become Reza Shah. The brick structure decorated with coloured tiles was under restoration at the time of writing.

Transportation

  • metro: Imam Khomeini

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