Pardisan Park

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Pardisan Park
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Statue of Persian fallow deer doing a mating-dance
Pardisan Park
Type Urban wild
DesignerIan McHarg
Operated by Department of Environment
StatusOpen all year

Pardisan Park (Persian : پارک پردیسان – Pārk e Pardisān) is a complex covering more than 270 hectares, located in the northwest of Tehran. It is connected to Hemmat Expressway in the north, and to Sheikh Nouri Expressway in the east.

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History

The original design of the park is attributed to Ian McHarg of the University of Pennsylvania. [1]

The planning phase of the park was begun by Wallace McHarg Roberts & Todd in 1975, under the reign of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. [2] Due to the conflicts of the 1979 Revolution, the project was suspended, and the firm was left with a large amount of debt. The site was retained as a green space after the revolution, but the designs of Wallace McHarg Roberts & Todd were never implemented.

Facilities

It is primarily an educational, research and cultural center, with the objective of environmental studies.

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References

  1. Ian McHarg (1920–2001) – Landscape Architect, Patrick Alexander
  2. Schnadelbach, R. Terry, et al. "Ian McHarg 1920–." Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment (7 Dec 2000): 228–241. Environment Complete

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