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Mellat Park

Coordinates: 35°46′41.66″N 51°24′33.44″E / 35.7782389°N 51.4092889°E / 35.7782389; 51.4092889
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Mellat Park
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TypeUrban park
LocationTehran, Iran
Coordinates35°46′42″N 51°24′38″E / 35.7784°N 51.4105°E / 35.7784; 51.4105
Related websiteswww.cinemamellat.com

Mellat Park (Persian: پارک ملت Pārk e Mellat), literally the Nation Park, is an urban park in northern Tehran, Iran.

It is one of the city's largest green spaces,[1] situated adjacent to Valiasr Street at the foot of the Alborz mountains to the east, extending to Chamran Expressway and Seoul Street to the west.

The park lies in the southern grounds of Tehran International Fair and the Enghelab Club. It is home to one of the first musical fountains in Tehran.[2]

Before the 1979 Revolution, it was known as the Imperial Park (پارک شاهنشاهی Pārk e Šāhanšāhi). It is also the location of a steam-powered locomotive used on Iran's first railway section, built between 1886 and 1888.[3] The locomotive was built by Belgian group Ateliers de Tubize, commissioned in 1887.

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Mellat Gallery and Cineplex is located to the southeast of the park. It was designed by architects Reza Daneshmir and Catherine Spiridonoff in an area of about 6,000 square meters,[4] and was first opened on November 9, 2008.

The complex includes four theater halls, a cinematheque, and a space for holding exhibitions and marketing cultural products.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ Negar Azimi (April 28, 2017). "The Charming, Disgusting Paintings of Tala Madani". The New Yorker.
  2. ^ Mehdi Soltanzadeh (March 14, 2009). Musical Fountains in Mellat Park. Tehran, Iran.
  3. ^ Oris, Michel. Potelle, Jean-François. (1995). "Les Wallons hors de la Wallonie" (in French).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Mellat Park Cineplex / Fluid Motion Architects". ArchDaily. March 3, 2011.
  5. ^ "Mellat Cinema Complex opens in Tehran". Tehran Times. November 11, 2008.

35°46′41.66″N 51°24′33.44″E / 35.7782389°N 51.4092889°E / 35.7782389; 51.4092889