Abbas Abad is a large north-central neighborhood of Tehran. Tehran is a metropolis of 14 million situated at the foot of the towering Alborz range. ...
It is particularly noteworthy for its commercial corporate business district. Many domestic and foreign firms are headquartered there.
Iran's largest ceremonial mosque (still under construction) is located there. (Mosallā-e Tehran).
A lesser known but interesting fact is that the world renowned American architect Louis Kahn designed the Abbas Abad Development Plan for the Shah. The plan however, never materialized, due to unknown reasons. Architect Farshid Moussavi also designed a modern theater in 1997 (called The "Azadi Cineplex") for Abbas Abad, which was not received by The Islamic Republic authorities of The Ministry of Culture. Louis Isadore Kahn (February 20, 1901 – March 17, 1974) practised as an architect in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and taught architecture there and at Yale University. ... Farshid Moussavi is founder of Foreign Office Architects Farshid Moussavi is an internationally recognized Iranian born architect. ...
According to him, excavations will be conducted in two locations one in north of AbbasAbad historic complex to identify the architectural style of the garden’s gate and another in the AbbasAbad Palace which overlooks the Behshahr plain and Miankaleh Bay.
AbbasAbad historic gardens are considered the most outstanding example of Iranian gardens, which were revived by Shah Abbas (1587-1629) of the Safavid dynasty.
The monument, famous as AbbasAbad Palace, used to be the summer quarters of Shah Abbas, the Safavid king.
AbbasAbad is a large north-central neighborhood of Tehran.
A lesser known but interesting fact is that the world renowned American architect Louis Kahn designed the AbbasAbad Development Plan for the Shah.
Architect Farshid Moussavi also designed a modern theater in 1997 (called The "Azadi Cineplex") for AbbasAbad, which was not received by The Islamic Republic authorities of The Ministry of Culture.
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