IRNA Today is called "Tehran Day". It is now the global standard metropolitan city. Agha-Mohammad Khan from Qajar dynasty selected Tehran as the desirable and pleasant place to live making it the capital of the country. Historians say that 230 years ago, Agha-Mohammad Khan of Qajarid put the throne on his head at Golestan Palace and declared Tehran ...

IFP - The Tehran Day is annually marked by Iranian people on October 6, the day when the city was officially chosen as the capital of Iran by the Qajar dynasty back in 1907. Its been two years that the citizens of the Iranian capital are marking the Tehran Day based on 2016 a decision by members of the City Council. Life in Tehran dates back ...

Tasnim The Louvre-Lens, an art museum in Frances northern city of Lens, is going to display Iranian works of art from the era of Qajar dynasty, French officials said. The Louvre-Lens museum is going to host an exhibition of works of art found in Iran and the West, with the focus on items from Irans Qajar dynasty, a member of a French delegation ...

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) An ancient scrolled Quran belonging to Qajar Dynasty era will be unveiled in Niavaran Cultural and Historical Complex. This Quran has been written on a paper with 5.5m length and in a particular calligraphy called 'Qobar' (Persian for dut) whose name indicates its delicate and tiny structure. The book has undertaken different ...

[caption id="attachment_91828" align="alignright" width="180"] Qajar royal portrait of Fath Ali Shah (detail)[/caption] A magnificent and extremely rare life-size Qajar royal portrait ofFath Ali Shah, the pre-eminent ruler of the Qajar dynasty, is the highlight of theSothebysLondon April 9Arts of the Islamic Worldsale. The circa 1820 painting carries ...