THE OTHER SIDE OF IRAN

Music: Arabesque - Richard Clayderman
Presented By: Henry
The Airport
The Road to the city
The City
Azadi Square (50,000 sqm) marks the entrance to the city
AZadi tower was built to mark the anniversary of the 2500 years of the Persian Empire
A major road
The hilly part
Down town Tehran
Old parts of the city
Old parts of the city
The old city gate
Residential Condos
A gloomy day
The outskirts, weekend retreat for some people
Milad Tower is the world`s fourth highest telecommunication tower
Milad Tower
Tehran Tower
Statue of Biruni (Persian astronmer) in The Park of Statues
The Park of Dialogue
The Park of dialogue
Mother Mary in The Park of Dialogue
Simon Bolivar in The Park of Dialogue
A park in the north of the city
The Grand Bazaar of Tehran is the world largest bazaar
This is the largest mosque in Tehran
It has eight distinctive minarets featuring original Persian mosque
The mosque was built in 1663
More Mosques
Churches
This synagogue has a Torah that is 800 years old
Zoroastrian (The original Persian faith) fire temple
The underground
The old Iranian Parliament
The new Iranian Parliament
Tehran conference hall
The National Library
The National (Archaeological) Museum of Iran
Collections in the Museum
The Museum of Contemporary Art holds the largest collection of western art
outside Europe and US, worth $3.0 billion
The jewellery Museum
The world`s most precious jewellery collection,
holding the biggest pink diamond in the world. It is a must see!
The National Museum of Art
The Glass and Ceramic Museum
Qajar paintings (1792-1925)
Golestan Palace was built in the 16th century and renovated in the 18th century
The main palace hall
The throne room
The Hall of Mirrors
The Palace Museum
Avicenna Cultural Centre, named after a Persian physician and philosopher
Mowlana Cultural Centre, named after a Persian poet and philosopher
Tehran Symphony Orchestra
Cinema complex
Mall and shopping centres
A traditional restaurant
A restaurant with pre Islamic architecture
The world`s largest revolving restaurant
Azadi sports complex with capacity of 100,000
Mount Damavand (Skiers call it " the Bride")
The cable car which starts from Tehran and ends in Tochal Ski Resort at 3900m.
It is one of the longest and most scenic.
You can ski until the first day of summer
Rules seems to be more relaxed in the ski resorts
A popular dam outside the city
The memorial shelter of Kolak Chal at 3300m.
Every break of the shelter wall represents a school in Iran
The disobliging youth
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Iran`s car rally champion
Woman making the headlines!
Bus driver
Fire Fighters
Woman doing a man’s job!
Women`s rights = Human right
Campaigners
The 2009 presidential campaign
High school kids
Women in different sports
Popular movie stars
A fashion show (underground),
by invitation only
This is how the young party at night.
Don`t ask why the faces are blacked out!
IRAN
My Soul, My Heart, My Roots

The paper says:
It was always for us,
it always be for us.