Architecture of Tehran

However, most of Tehran's historic architecture has been obliterated by a wave of hasty modernisation that has swept the capital over the last 40 to 50 years.

The Qajar culture flowered into a mature form of vernacular architecture, and many relics today remain of this tradition.

The Ahmad Shahi Pavilion in the Niavaran Palace Complex is an example of this tradition.

Many of the urban designs of modern Tehran are attributed to Victor Gruen.

Gruen devised a master plan for many of northern Tehran's neighborhoods between the years 1963–1967.