Treasury of National Jewelery Museum (Tehran, Iran)

Description: Address: Bank Markazi Iran / Ferdowsi Ave. / 19395 Tehran / Iran / The jewels on display go back to the days of the ... more

Treasury of National Jewelery Museum (Tehran, Iran) ... Persian royal dynasties.

Newest Review: ... that if you want to see the National Jewels, it's a good idea to get there nice and early before the crowds build up. Hence, we were outside the bank half an hour before we could get in and we had plenty of time to check out the anti-German monument. As the time to open drew nearer, we moved closer to the bank's gates to make sure we got in when the vaults first opened. The paranoid security ... more

... at the bank goes beyond anything I've seen before and I don't have a single photograph of even the outside. Other tourists who dared to attempt to surreptitiously fire off a sneaky shot or two were instantly swooped on by security guards. We lined u...more

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Treasury of National Jewelery Museum (Tehran, Iran): An Aladdin's Cave of Regal and Historic Bling (1004 words)
by - written on 01/05/09 (Very useful, 251 readings)
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The National Jewels Museum in Tehran is located in the basement of the Bank Melli, close to Ferdowski Square. It is without doubt both one of the most impressive and one of the most paranoid museums that I have ever visited and an absolute must-see if you visit Tehran. ~ Blaming Germany for more than just nicking the sunbeds ~ We gathered on the street near the bank, just across the street from the German Embassy. Directly across the road from the Embassy building there's a memorial to the many Iranians killed by poisoned gas during the Iran-Iraq war. The text on the monument tells Germany that Iran will never forget that it was German companies who ... Read the complete review