Jamshidieh Park

Jamshidieh Park
Type	Public park
Location	Tehran, Iran
Coordinates	35°49′36.65″N 51°27′53.54″E / 35.8268472°N 51.4648722°E / 35.8268472; 51.4648722Coordinates: 35°49′36.65″N 51°27′53.54″E / 35.8268472°N 51.4648722°E / 35.8268472; 51.4648722
Area	69 hectares (0.69 km2; 0.27 sq mi)
Created	Pahlavi era
Status	Open year round

Jamshidieh Park (or Jamshidieh Stone Garden), is a park located in the neighbourhood of Niavaran at the base of Kolakchal mountain.

History

The premises was established as a private garden by the Qajar prince and engineer Jamshid Davallu Qajar during the Pahlavi era, the garden was dedicated to Farah Diba, the empress of Iran. The Stone Garden became a public park in 1977, it was reconstructed and expanded 16 hectares with the addition of Ferdowsi garden in 1995.

Features

The stone garden's main waterfall and pond are central to the garden's design, the walk paths accommodate a network of small and narrow channels that bring water from the pond to the lower areas of the park, creating smaller water features. There are numerous restaurants, traditional teahouses (houses of culture which represent the diversity of Iran's ethnic and tribal heritage), picnic areas, and hiking trails from the lower area of the park all the way up to the top of the mountain. There is also a classically designed open air amphitheatre.

Gallery

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  Jamshidieh Park.

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  A restaurant in Jamshidieh Park built in the shape of Turkmen yurts.

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  Steps and narrow water channel.

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  Common Carp, Goldfish and Koi are kept in the garden's pond.

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  Stone sculpture by Naser Houshmand Vaziri

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  The garden features work by the artist Mashhadi Ismaili.

References

• Information sheet at the entrance of the park provided by Tehran Municipality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Information_on_Jamshidieh_Park.jpg

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