Toopkhaneh

ToopKhāneh (Persian: توپخانه; which literally means "Artillery Barracks"),[1] also spelt as Tūpkhāneh, is a major town square (Maidan-e Toopkhaneh) and a neighborhood in the south of the central district of the city of Tehran, Iran.

It was built in 1867 by an order of Amir Kabir and Commissioned in 1867.

After the Iranian Revolution, it was renamed Imam Khomeini Square (میدان امام خمینی).

The Telegraphkhane and the Municipality Palace were demolished in 1970 and 1969 respectively.

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