National Museum of Iran

Housing prehistoric artifacts dating back 600 years, the construction of this outstanding museum began in 1935 and was completed two years later. The impressive entrance is in the style of a Sassanian palace (Taq-e Kasra or Ivan-e Mada’en).
The museum’s collection covers the pre-Islamic period of Iranian civilization as well as the Islamic era with handsome, well-marked displays. The museum is particularly rich in the Achaemenid and Sassanian periods. Due to the imposed war, it was closed until 1987, when it was reopened to visitors.