Baharestan
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This article is about the building. For the district, see Baharestan (district). For the carpet, see Baharestan Carpet.
Baharestan (Persian: بهارستان ) is the name given to the historic Iranian parliament (majlis) building, inaugurated in 1906 (see: Iranian Constitutional Revolution). It was adopted from the name of the neighborhood and a small palace that adorned the place.
The Baharestan remained the location for the lower chamber of the Iranian Parliament (the Senate had moved to a new building in central Tehran) until the Iranian Revolution (1979). After the revolution, the parliament became unicameral and met at the Senate building, and in 2004 to a newly built building in Baharestan.
Coordinates: 32°30′N 51°48′E / 32.5°N 51.8°E
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