Daneshjoo Park

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Daneshjoo Park
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Daneshjoo Park
Type Urban park
Location Enghelab Street, Valiasr Intersection, Tehran, Iran
Area Enghelab Street, Tehran, Iran

Daneshjoo Park (formerly called Pahlavi Park before the Iranian revolution [1] ) is an urban park in Enqelab Street, Tehran. It is located between Vali Asr intersection and in neighboring of Tehran city Theater complex. It is bounded by Valiasr Street from the west, Razi Street from the east and Enghelab Street from the north.

It is located in the ground of approximately 3200 square meters, and consists of Tehran City Theatre hall, Daneshjoo library, play grounds, buffet and rest rooms. [2] In recent years, Tehran municipality has built Teatr-e Shahr Metro Station in the northwest corner and Vali Asr cultural complex in the southwest corner of the park. [3]

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