Showing posts with label Persian history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Persian history. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Rare Photos of Reza Shah funeral in Tehran 1950

The coffin of Reza Shah was brought back from the Kingdom of Egypt by train and then by airplane, making two stops, one in Mecca and the other in Medina. Then, later, his body was transferred by plane to Ahvaz, and then later by train to Tehran.
On May 8, 1951, Reza Shah's Imperial funeral took place in Ray, in which Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, along with the entire Pahlavi family, many ministers and Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, participated
Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878 – 1944), was the Shah of Persia from 15 December 1925 until he was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of his country on 16 September 1941. Reza Shah is considered the founder of modern identity of Persia/Iran.
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Louvre and Its Unique Persian Section


Louvre Museum in Paris hosts one of the greatest collections of Persian history in the world; unique objects from Persepolis, attractive bronzes from Lorestan province, sculptures from Susa, etc.
If you visit Paris do not miss the Louvre Museum and of course its Persian section.