Shahrdari

Iran


Rasht’s most identifiable landmark sits at the western end of the vast, central Shohoda Sq. The Shahrdari’s colonial style is tempered by a token mini dome topping a severe block-like clock tower. The whole area is floodlit at night and the square is a popular people-watching viewpoint.


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The horseman statue facing down Sa'di St mall from Shohoda Sq depicts Kuchuk Khan, the Jangali leader of ‘Soviet Iran’.

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