Bank Melli Iran (Tehran Bazaar Branch)
District 12, Iran
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The Bank Melli Iran Tehran Bazaar Branch, completed in 1945, exemplifies Pahlavi-era modernism in the heart of Tehran's historic commercial district. Designed by architect Mohsen Foroughi, the eleven-meter structure synthesizes contemporary construction techniques with traditional Iranian decorative sensibilities, employing reinforced concrete, travertine, tile, mosaic, and cement. The building stands as a banking landmark that reflects the architectural ambitions of Iran's mid-twentieth-century modernization, merging functional institutional design with the ornamental vocabulary characteristic of its era.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- bank building
- Materials
- tile, travertine, reinforced concrete, mosaic
- Height
- 11 m
- Place
- District 12, Iran
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