Editing Tehran (section)

=== Architecture ===
{{See also|Architecture of Tehran}}
The oldest surviving architectural monuments of Tehran are from the [[Qajar dynasty|Qajar]] and [[Pahlavi dynasty|Pahlavi]] eras. In Greater Tehran, monuments dating back to the [[Seljuk Empire|Seljuk]] era remain as well; notably the [[Tughrul Tower|Toqrol Tower]] in Ray. [[Rashkan Castle]], dating back to the ancient [[Parthian Empire]], of which some artifacts are housed at the [[National Museum of Iran|National Museum]];<ref>{{cite book |title=Ancien Rey |first=Hossein |last=Karimian |chapter=Anjomane Asare Melli}}{{full citation needed|date=January 2020 }}</ref> and the [[Bahram fire temple]], which remains since the [[Sasanian Empire|Sassanian Empire]].

Tehran only had a small population until the late 18th century but began to take a more considerable role in Iranian society after it was chosen as the capital city. Despite the regular occurrence of earthquakes during the Qajar period and after, some historic buildings remain from that era.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/Iran/Tehran-Capital-City-of-Iran/128 |title=A guide to Iran – etiquette, customs, clothing and more… |website=Kwintessential.co.uk |access-date=16 December 2007 |archive-date=17 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017070645/http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/Iran/Tehran-Capital-City-of-Iran/128 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Tehran is Iran's [[primate city]], and is considered to have the most modernized infrastructure in the country. However, the [[gentrification]] of old neighbourhoods and the demolition of buildings of cultural significance have caused concerns.<ref>{{cite web |last=Urschel |first=Donna |url=https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0408/iran.html |title=The Style of Tehran – Library of Congress |website=Loc.gov |access-date=21 May 2012 |archive-date=19 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819051336/http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/0408/iran.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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File:02 hasan abad Sq..jpg|[[Hasanabad, Tehran|Hasanabad Square]]
File:Tehran City Theater 1.jpg|A view of the building of the [[City Theater of Tehran]]
File:Iranian Foreign Affaire Ministry.jpg|Police House,<br />the [[National Garden, Tehran|National Garden]]
</gallery>Previously a low-rise city due to seismic activity in the region, modern high-rise developments in Tehran have been built in recent decades in order to service its growing population. There have been no major quakes in Tehran since 1830.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Guardian |title=Women to blame for earthquakes, says Iran cleric |date=19 April 2010 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/19/women-blame-earthquakes-iran-cleric |access-date=17 December 2016 |archive-date=25 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225093212/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/19/women-blame-earthquakes-iran-cleric |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Tehran International Tower]] is the tallest skyscraper in Iran. It is 54-stories tall and located in the northern district of [[Yusef Abad]].

The [[Azadi Tower]], a memorial built under the reign of the [[Pahlavi dynasty]], has long been the most famous symbol of Tehran. Originally constructed in commemoration of the [[2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire|2,500th year of the foundation of the Imperial State of Iran]], it combines elements of the architecture of the [[Achaemenid architecture|Achaemenid]] and [[Sassanid architecture|Sassanid]] eras with post-classical [[Iranian architecture]]. The [[Milad Tower]], which is the [[List of towers|sixth tallest tower]]<ref name="NBN Nasl Bartar Novin">{{cite web |url=http://www.nbn.ir/viewer.php?id=15 |publisher=NBN (Nasl Bartar Novin) |title=Milad Tower, a perfect product for a perfect project |access-date=10 September 2009 |date=n.d. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091117010931/http://www.nbn.ir/viewer.php?id=15 |archive-date=17 November 2009 }}</ref> and the [[List of tallest buildings and structures#Tallest structures, freestanding structures, and buildings|24th-tallest freestanding structure]] in the world,<ref>Andrew Burke, Mark Elliott. ''Iran (Lonely Planet Country Guide)''. p. 114. Lonely Planet Publications, 5th Edition, 2008. {{ISBN|978-1-74104-293-1}}.</ref> is the city's other famous landmark tower. [[Leila Araghian]]'s [[Tabiat Bridge]], the largest pedestrian overpass in Tehran, was completed in 2014 and is also considered a landmark.<ref name="archdaily" />