Carpet Museum of Iran
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موزه فرش ایران | |
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Established | 11 February 1978 |
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Location | Laleh Park Tehran, Iran |
Coordinates | 35°42′40″N 51°23′25″E / 35.7112°N 51.3904°ECoordinates: 35°42′40″N 51°23′25″E / 35.7112°N 51.3904°E |
Type | Art museum |
Website | carpetmuseum |
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 metres (37,000 sq ft)[citation needed] 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.
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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