Madraseh va Masjed-e Sepahsalar

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    Mostafa Khomeini St, off Baharestan Sq, Baharestan Sq Area

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The Madraseh va Masjed-e Sepahsalar, at the eastern end of Jomhuri-ye Eslami Ave, is one of the most noteworthy examples of Persian architecture of its period, as well as one of the largest. Built between 1878 and 1890, it's famous for its multiple minarets and poetry inscribed in several ancient scripts in the tiling. It still operates as an Islamic college and is usually open to male members of the public on Fridays only.

Photography is not encouraged, especially outside where the Majlis building (Iran's parliament building) is just to the north.