Mausoleum of Reza Shah

Reza Shah's Mausoleum, located in Ray south of Tehran, was the burial ground of Reza Shah, the penultimate emperor of Iran.

In the early days of the Iranian Revolution in February 1979, Reza Shah's mausoleum was destroyed under the direction of Ayatollah Sadegh Khalkhali; the act was approved by Ruhollah Khomeini. In his memoirs, Khalkhali describes how difficult it was to destroy the building. The area is now used as a public restroom.

Gallery

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  Under construction
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  A stamp
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  In the 1960s
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  In the 1970s
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  In the 1970s
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  Destroying the Mausoleum
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  In the 2010s

See also

• Reza Shah
• Sadegh Khalkhali
• Al-Rifa'i Mosque( Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's Mausoleum )
• History of Persian domes

External links

• Satellite map
• Books, Ayatollah Khalkhali's memories