The Telegraphkhaneh building (

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: ساختمان تلگرافخانه) or the Postkhaneh building (Persian: ساختمان پستخانه) was a building in

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, that was used as museum of post and telegraph. It was constructed during the reign of

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Toopkhaneh square ToopKhāneh (; which literally means "Artillery Barracks"), also spelt as Tūpkhāneh, is a major town square ('':wikt:meidan, Maidan-e Toopkhaneh'') and a neighborhood in the south of the central district of Tehran, Iran. It was built in 1867 b ...

, and was demolished in 1970.

History

After Reza Shah's coronation, Karim Buzarjomehri became the mayor of Tehran. As his first action, he redesigned the Toopkhaneh square with the help a Russian architect inspired by a city square in

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. The Telegraphkhaneh building was created in three parts and was around 150 meters long, and faced the Tehran Municipality Palace. 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 demolished in 1970 for unknown reasons, just like the Municipality Palace.{{Cite web, title=ساختمان تلگرافخانه, url=http://newspaper.hamshahrionline.ir/, access-date=2021-11-09, website=ساختمان تلگرافخانه, language=en-US File:Telegraphkhaneh Toopkhaneh1.jpg File:Toopkhaneh.jpg, The building that replaced Telegraphkhane after it was destroyed. File:Telegraphkhaneh Toopkhaneh2.jpg File:Tehran Toopkhaneh Square 1953.jpg,

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demonstrations in front of the Telegraphkhaneh, August 1953 File:Toopkhane square 1950s.jpg, Telegraphkhaneh in the 1950s File:Tehran Toopkhaneh Square 1950s Demonstration.jpg, Supporters of nationalisation of Iranian oil demonstrating in front of the building, early 1950s

References

Demolished buildings and structures in Iran Pahlavi Iran