Museum of Ancient Iran
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The Museum of Ancient Iran is located at the western part of Mashhq Square in Tehran, Iran. It was designed by André Godard by the order of Ali-Asghar Hekmat, then Minister of Education of Pahlavi Iran. Two Iranian master builders, Ostad Morad Tabrizi and Abbas Ali Memar, constructed the building. Construction of the museum was started in 1934 and was completed in 1937. It was subsequently opened for the public.
The land allocated to this museum is 5,500 square meters, of which 2,744 square meters is used for the foundation of the museum. The Museum, along with the adjacent Museum of the Islamic Era, make up the National Museum of Iran.
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