Carpet Museum of Iran
Located in Tehran, beside Laleh Park, and founded in 1976, the Carpet Museum of Iran exhibits a variety of Persian carpets from all over Iran, dating from the 16th century to the present.
The museum's exhibition hall occupies 3,400 square meters (36,597 ft²) and its library contains approximately 7,000 books.[1]
The museum was designed by architect Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian. The perforated structure around the museum's exterior is designed both to resemble a carpet loom, and to cast shade on the exterior walls, reducing the impact of the hot summer sun on the interior temperature.
See also
- Iran National Heritage Organization
- List of museums in Iran
External links
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- Website of the Carpet Museum of Iran
- About the Carpet Museum of Iran
- Carpet Museum in Contemporary Architecture of Iran's Official website
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