ToopKhāneh ( Persian : توپخانه ; which literally means "Artillery Barracks"), also spelt as Tūpkhāneh , is a major town square ( Maidan -e Toopkhaneh ) and a neighborhood in the south of the central district of the city of Tehran , Iran . It was built in 1867 by an order of Amir Kabir and Commissioned in 1867. After the Iranian Revolution , it was renamed Imam Khomeini Square ( میدان امام خمینی ). Cheragh Bargh (Amir Kabir) street ends-up to this square, and Naserie (Naser Khosrow) street, Bob Homayoun street, Sepah street, Ferdowsi street and Lalezar street find ways to other directions.
3-624: Buildings like Telegraphkhane , Municipality Palace and the Imperial bank building surrounded the square. The Telegraphkhane and the Municipality Palace were demolished in 1970 and 1969 respectively. 35°41′09″N 51°25′17″E / 35.68583°N 51.42139°E / 35.68583; 51.42139 This Tehran province location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Telegraphkhane The Telegraphkhane building ( Persian : ساختمان تلگرافخانه) or
6-551: The Postkhane building (Persian: ساختمان پستخانه) was a building in Tehran , Iran , that was used as museum of post and telegraph. It was built during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi in Toopkhaneh square , and was destroyed in 1970. After the coronation of Reza Shah Pahlavi, Karim Buzarjomehri became the mayor of Tehran. As his first action, he redesigned the Toopkhaneh square with
9-462: The help a Russian architect inspired by a city square in Saint Petersburg . The Telegraphkhane building was created in three parts and was around 150 meters long, and faced the municipality building. It had a columned entrance with a dome that had a square base. The building had 22 decorated columns that gave it a very spectacular look. It was destroyed in 1970 for unknown reasons, just like
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