Tehran - City Sights

Tabiat Bridge

Welcome to the Tabiat Bridge, where ‘Tabiat’ means ‘nature’ in Persian.
The 270m bridge is the largest pedestrian bridge in Iran! Inspired by a bridge on Zafer street, head architect Leila Araghian oversaw the construction of the Tabiat Bridge between 2010 and 2014. The bridge has three layers, its walking paths are made of composite wood and its steel alone weighs 2.000 tons! The bridge on the Northern part of Tehran expands over the Modaress Expressway and connects the Taleghani Park with the Abo-Atash Park. While its official name is “Pole Tabiat” it is also known as the “Third Symbol of Tehran”. It has also won the Aga Khan Architecture Award in 2016!

Approximately how many people visited Tabiat Bridge in 2014?
4 million

Construction on Tabiat Bridge took place between what years?
2010-2014

How long is Tehran’s Tabiat Bridge?
270 m

In 2016, which award did Tabiat Bridge receive?
Aga Khan Architecture Award

Tabiat Bridge has how many layers?
Three

Tabiat Bridge’s architects drew inspiration from a bridge on which street?
Zafar Street

The Tabiat Bridge is built over which highway?
Modarres Expressway

What are Tabiat Bridge’s columns modeled on?
Trees

What area of Tehran is Tiabat Bridge in?
North

What does “Tabiat” mean in Persian?
Nature

What Iranian park is on the east of Tabiat Bridge?
Taleghani Park

Who was the head architect behind Tabiat Bridge?
Leila Araghian

Which American architecture firm awarded Tabiat Bridge?
Architizer

Which foreign engineering firm helped design Tabiat Bridge?
Massimo Maffeis

Which Iranian architecture firm helped design Tabiat Bridge?
DIBA Tensile Architecture

Which popular park is on one side of Tabiat Bridge?
Abo-Atash Park

Azadi Tower

Welcome to the Azadi Tower, a landmark that marks the west entrance of Tehran. The Tower was opened to the public 4 months after it was inaugurated. It was built to commemorate the 2500th aniversary of the Persian Empire. It includes an underground museum, that includes an exhibit of items from the ancient city of Susa. The Azadi Tower is 45m tall, is completely encased in white marble, and it includes 8000 blocks of stone. 

Azadi Tower has a copy of the Cyrus Cylinder, but where is the original?
The British Museum

Azadi Tower marks which entrance to Tehran?
West

“Azadi” translates to what in Persian?
Freedom

Hossein Amanat designed the Iranian Embassy in which country?
China

Hossein Amanat has dual citizenship with what Western nation?
Canada

Hossein Amanat’s brother is a famous professor at what university?
Yale

How old was Hossein Amanat when he was chosen to build the Azadi Tower?
24

Till 1978, what rial denomination was Azadi Tower on?
200

What did the artist Philipp Geist do to Azadi Tower in 2015?
Organized a light projection show

What does the statue in front of Azadi Tower look like he’s doing?
Taking a selfie

What foreign monument mimicked Azadi Tower’s design?
Maqam Echahid, Algeria

What music festival is often held at Azadi Tower?
Fajr International Music Festival

What’s the primary material in Azadi Tower?
White Marble

What was Azadi Tower called before the 1979 Revolution?
Shahyad Tower

Where did architects get the stones used in Azadi Tower?
Isfahan Province

Who was Iran’s shah when Azadi Tower was built?
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Why did Iran commission Azadi Tower in the 1970s?
To celebrate 2,500 years of the Persian Empire

Golestan Palace

The Golestan Palace is a complex of palaces, museums, halls and archives. It includes the Marble Throne, that is made of sixty-five pieces of marble and the terrace is adorned with paintings, woodcarvings, mirrors and other architectural wonders.
The palace also has the Pond House, a chamber that has European paintings and used to be cooled in the summer with streams of water passing through it.
The Museum of Gifts, is a museum in the palace that exhibits the gifts fiven to the Qajar kings.

Golestan’s Abyaz Palace is now Tehran’s museum of what?
Anthropology

Golestan’s Marble Throne was the inspiration for which other throne?
Sun Throne

Golestan’s Pond House was once a summer room, but now it’s known for what?
European paintings

Naser ed-Din Shah based many of his designs for Golestan on what?
His trips through Europe

The Edifice of the Sun in Golestan is modeled on what palace?
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The marble used in Golestan’s Marble Throne came from what city?
Yazd

What can you find at Goletsan’s Emarat-e Badgir?
Four large wind towers

What foreign gifts are protected in Golestan’s Containers Hall?
Chinaware

What’s the main attraction in Golestan’s “Brilliant Hall”?
Intricate mirror work

What was Golestan’s Ivory Hall primarily used for?
Dining

When did UNESCO designate Golestan as a World Heritage Site?
2013

When Pahlavi took over, they moved from Golestan to which palace?
Niavaran

Which dynasty set the foundation for Golestan Palace?
Safavid

Which Persian dynasty ruled from Golestan Palace?
Qajar

Which throne moved from Golestan to Tehran’s Jewel Museum around 1877?
Peacock Throne

Who was the last leader to be crowned on Golestan’s Marble Throne?
Reza Shah

Whose marble tombstone is in Golestan’s Karim Khan Nook?
Nasser al-Din Shah

Why did Reza Shah destroy many of Golestan’s historic buildings?
To build modern buildings