Tehran Collection

The Coronation of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980). On 26th October 1967, twenty-six years into his reign as Shah (" King" )

Boulevard Lalezar, Tehran, Iran Date: circa 1910s

Embassy at Tehran
Reception of the Embassy, near Tehran : following preliminary negotiations depicted here, a British mission (and subsequently an embassy) was set up in Tehran

Iran Tehran
Interior court of the Shahs palace on the occasion of the engagement of his daughter with the Minister of War

Audience of Darius I. Persian art
DARIUS I the Great (550 BC-486BC). Persian Emperor (522-486 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty. Representation of the king on his throne during hearing with officers Medes. Treasury Hall of the palace

Tehran, Iran - Imperial Bank of Persia Date: circa 1909

Iran - Royal Feast
A group of Iranian men (in a variety of states of sobriety!) following a Festan Persan or Royal Persian Feast in Tehran, Iran

Iran Tehran
The palace of the Shah of Persia : the south front

Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran - Shahs Coronation
Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran (1960-) at the Coronation of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980). On 26th October 1967, twenty-six years into his reign as Shah (" King" )

The Coronation of the Shah of Iran - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
The Coronation of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980). On 26th October 1967, twenty-six years into his reign as Shah (" King" )

Queen Farah Dibah of Iran - Shahs Coronation
Queen Farah Dibah of Iran (1938-) at the Coronation of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980). On 26th October 1967, twenty-six years into his reign as Shah (" King" )

Persia, Tehran. Palace of the British envoy. Engraving
Persia, Tehran. Palace of the British envoy. Interior courtyard. Engraving. Panorama Universal. History of Persia, 1851. Date: 2018

Persia, Tehran. Panoramic of the city and Elburz mountains
Persia, Tehran. Panoramic of the city and Elburz mountain range. Engraving by Ales. Panorama Universal. History of Persia, 1851. Date: 2018

Sketches in Persia
Various sketches of Persia (Iran); clockwise from top left- Tehran; Shiraz; city gate, Tabreez; old south gate, Tehran; east front of the Shahs palace, Tehran; and Maidan Shah, or Royal Square

Ja far Pishevari (1893-1947) arrives in Tehran at the end of April 1946 for talks with the Iranian Prime Minister. In November 1945, backed by the Soviet Union

Darius I on his throne. Persian Art
DARIUS I the Great (550 BC-486BC). Persian Emperor (522-486 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty. Representation of the king on his throne. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Relief on rock. IRAN. Tehran

View of Tehran, Iran
View out over the houses of Tehran, Iran, looking toward the mountains Date: circa 1920s

DARIUS I the Great (550 BC-486BC). Persian
" DARIUS I " the Great" (550 BC-486BC). Persian Emperor (522-486 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty. Darius the Great sitting on his throne. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Relief on rock

Tehran, Iran - The Russian Embassy Date: circa 1910s

British Embassy in Tehran, Iran

Vase depicting men packing tea (1348-1644). Detail. Chinese art. Ming period. China / Porcelain. IRAN. Tehran. Golestan Palace

Plate decorated with a warrior, 10th c. Glazed Terracotta. Persian art. Ceramics. IRAN. Tehran. Irans National Museum. Foroughi collection

Detail from a vase depicting women spinning silk. Chinese art. Ming period. China / Porcelain. IRAN. Tehran. Golestan Palace

Head of Achaemenid Prince. 5th C. BC - 4th C. BC. Lapis lazuli. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Sculpture. IRAN. Tehran. Archaeological Museum. Proc: IRAN. FARS. Persepolis

A speech in Teheran
A group of Persians listen to a speech made by a representative of the Shah to instil loyalty in his subjects. Date: 1909

A Minaret of a Mosque in Tehran, Iran
A Minaret of the Old Sepahsalar Mosque and Madraseh in Tehran, Iran Date: circa 1930s

The Sepahsalar or Motahari Mosque, Tehran, Iran. Date: circa late 1940s

Tehran, Iran - Sed Esmael - Minarets Date: circa 1920s

IRAN. Tehran. Golestan Palace. Tea growing. Leaf

Tehran, Iran - Saadabad Palace
The Saadabad Palace - a palace built by the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran in the Shemiran area of Tehran. Date: 1903

Tehran, Iran - Sorkheh Hesar Palace
The Sorkheh Hesar Palace in Tehran, Iran - also known as the Ruby Palace. Built by Naseredin Shah at the end of the 13th century

The Funeral of the Shah of Persia, Tehran
Tehran, Iran - The Funeral of Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar (18311896) - the Shah of Persia - following his assassination. Date: 1896

The Darband district of Tehran Date: circa 1930s

Tehran, Iran - Imperial Palace Date: circa 1910s

The Road to Damavand, Iran
A summer camp on the road to Damavand - a city in Tehran Province in Iran. This scene could be a gathering to celebrate the opening of a new road through the mountains to Damavand. Date: circa 1904

Iranian Fortune Teller
The old Iranian fortune teller looks up at her shy, smiling young customer : I see a rich and handsome young man from Tehran... Date: 1930s

Tehran Royal Palace
The palace of the kings of Persia

View of Tehran
General view of the Persian capital in the eighteenth century

Tehran General View
General view of the Persian capital in the nineteenth century, showing the neighbouring mountains

Iran Varamin
The ruined fortress of Varamin, near Tehran. Date: circa 1870

Shah in his Car
The Shah of Persia - present- day Iran - drives through the streets of Tehran and scares the wits out of his subjects

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