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Tehran is a relatively old city. As such, it has an architectural tradition unique to itself. Despite the occurrence of earthquakes during the Qajar period and before, some buildings still remain from Tehran's era of antiquity. However, most of Tehran's architecture has been obliterated by the wave of hasty modernization that swept through the capital 40-50 years. Of the 8 city gates of old Tehran, none remain today. Tehran's growth beganm with the Qajar Dynasty declaring Tehran as their capital. Soon many palaces were built and by the late 1970s, Tehran had grown so large that Ray , a former satellite and city in itself, became connected to the ever expanding "Greater Tehran". The Qajar culture flowered into a mature form of vernacular architecture, and many relics today remain of this tradition. Most are however government offices and resident of the royal elite. The "Kushak" of Ahmad Shah in the Niavaran Palace Complex is a fine example of this tradition. |
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