SAEDNEWS: Discover five fascinating and rarely seen images from Iran’s distant past that have been preserved as treasured memories.
According to SAEDNEWS: this photo was taken by Naser al-Din Shah himself of a group of his wives, with notes written on the margins. According to these notes, the woman lying in bed is named "Irani," who was ill at that time. Other women in the group include Bagbanbashi, Seyed Khanum, and Chizari.
In old Tehran, the city was surrounded by high walls. Outside the walls was a moat. The southern city wall aligned with today’s Shush Street, between Shush and Rah Ahan squares, and its gates included Khaniabad, Darvazeh Ghar, and Darvazeh Hazrat Abdol Azim, which can be seen in the image below.
Shush and nearby areas were known as the Shah Abdol Azim Gate. Since 1306 AH (1268 AD), the Hazrat Abdol Azim Railway Gate was added to the previous gates, which was the passage for steam engines and remained until recent years.
Shush Market Square in the 1930s
Mozaffar al-Din Shah Qajar on the left side of the photo — Archive of Golestan Palace
Iran during the Qajar era — Archive of Golestan Palace
