Carpets known as leopard skin or tiger skin carpets are among the most important Iranian carpet designs...

The National Museum of Iran, whose construction began in 1934 and which became operative in two sections in 1937, not only constitutes the largest museum of Iranian archeology and history, but also ranks among the few great museums of the world with regards to volume, quality and diversity of its collections.

After the terrible fire of December 1994, which destroyed one third of the building of the old National Consultative Assembly, particularly its main hall, and also because of the building’s decrepitude, the restoration of this historic monument which has played an important role in the political history of contemporary Iran was taken into consideration and the largest restoration task ever attempted in Iran was begun by local specialists and artists.