The Telegraphkhane building (

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

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

Reza Shah Pahlavi , , spouse = Maryam Savadkoohi Tadj ol-Molouk Ayromlu (queen consort) Turan Amirsoleimani Esmat Dowlatshahi , issue = Princess Hamdamsaltaneh Princess ShamsMohammad Reza ShahPrincess Ashraf Prince Ali Reza Prince Gholam Reza Pri ...

Toopkhaneh square ToopKhāneh ( fa, 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. ...

, and was destroyed in 1970.

History

After the coronation of Reza Shah Pahlavi,

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became the mayor of Tehran. As his first action, he redesigned the

Toopkhaneh ToopKhāneh ( fa, 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 ...

square with the help a Russian architect inspired by a city square in

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. The Telegraphkhane building was created in 3 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 later destroyed in 1970 for unknown reasons, just like the municipality building.{{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 File:Toopkhane square 1950s.jpg File:Tehran Toopkhaneh Square 1950s Demonstration.jpg, Supporters of nationalization of Iranian oil demonstrating in front of the building.

References

Demolished buildings and structures in Iran Pahlavi Iran