Dowlat Gate (Tehran Citadel)

District 12, Iran

No longer standing

Demolished or destroyed.

The Dowlat Gate was a monumental city gate of the Tehran Citadel, built in the Safavid and Qajar architectural periods. Constructed from brick and mortar with cast-iron and tile embellishments, the gate exemplified the defensive and decorative traditions of Persian fortification design. Located in District 12 of Tehran, it no longer stands, having been destroyed, but it remains a significant record of the citadel's former scale and the architectural ambitions of the eras that shaped it.