"Islamic Cultural Center" / Former Embassy of the United States, Tehran Building (Tehran)
Iran /
Teheran /
Tehran
World
/ Iran
/ Teheran
/ Tehran
, 3 km from center (تهران)
place with historical importance, local museum
The embassy was designed in 1948 by the architect Ides van der Gracht. It is a long, low two-story brick building, similar to American high schools built in the 1930s and 1940s. For this reason, the building was nicknamed "Henderson High" by the embassy staff, referring to Loy W. Henderson, who became America's ambassador to Iran just after construction was completed in 1951.
After the fall of the embassy, Revolutionary Guard used it as a training center, and continue to maintain the complex. The brick walls that form the perimeter (the embassy grounds are the size of a city block) feature a number of anti-American murals commissioned by the government of Iran. The site has also housed a bookstore and a museum (both are closed to foreigners and the general Iranian public, though exceptions do exist).
The Great Seal of the United States is badly damaged but still visible at the entryway.
After the fall of the embassy, Revolutionary Guard used it as a training center, and continue to maintain the complex. The brick walls that form the perimeter (the embassy grounds are the size of a city block) feature a number of anti-American murals commissioned by the government of Iran. The site has also housed a bookstore and a museum (both are closed to foreigners and the general Iranian public, though exceptions do exist).
The Great Seal of the United States is badly damaged but still visible at the entryway.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_the_United_States,_Tehran
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 35°42'27"N 51°25'25"E
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- Insight Hall 0.1 km
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- Iranshahr Park 0.4 km
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- Enghelab Ave. 0.8 km
- Tehran 7th District 2.6 km
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- Tehran Province 28 km