Carpet Museum of Iran
District 6, Iran
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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- Opening hours
- 09:00-17:00
- Admission
- Ticketed
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The Carpet Museum of Iran, located beside Laleh Park in Tehran, is a concrete Pahlavi-style structure designed by architect Abdol Aziz Farmanfarmaian. Established in 1976 by order of Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi, the museum was created to exhibit Persian carpets from throughout Iran. Its exhibition hall spans 3,400 square metres, while an adjoining library houses approximately 7,000 volumes dedicated to the study and history of carpets.
Architect
Movement
- Type
- national museum, textile museum
- Materials
- concrete
- Place
- District 6, Iran
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