page_title: Museum of Ancient Iran
hierarchical_section_title: Museum of Ancient Iran
caption_attribution_description: فارسی: موزه ایران باستانEnglish: National Museum of Iran
context_page_description: The Museum of Ancient Iran is the first Iranian museum and is located at the western part of Mashhq Square in Tehran. A French architect, named André Godard, started the construction of the museum on May 11, 1934 by the order of Reza Shah. The museum building was completed in 1937 and then was opened for first public visits.
  The land allocated to this museum is 5,500 square meters, of which 2,744 square meters is used for the foundation of the museum.
context_section_description: The Museum of Ancient Iran is the first Iranian museum and is located at the western part of Mashhq Square in Tehran. A French architect, named André Godard, started the construction of the museum on May 11, 1934 by the order of Reza Shah. The museum building was completed in 1937 and then was opened for first public visits.
  The land allocated to this museum is 5,500 square meters, of which 2,744 square meters is used for the foundation of the museum.
caption: Museum entrance sign
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