TEHRAN – To celebrate Tehran Week, several foreign ambassadors and diplomats visited district 12 prominent historic landmarks in downtown Tehran.
Representatives and their families of embassies in Venezuela, Chile, Cuba, Sudan, Sri Lanka and Mongolia reported, according to MEHR, who participated in events in Austria, Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Chile, Cuba, Sudan, Sri Lanka and Mongolia.
They first visited the Abuzine Museum (Iranian glass museum and ceramics). St. Mary’s Church was second in the diplomatic delegation. The church was built in 1938, and the Armenian population of the capital increased, and was consecrated in 1945 under the name of St. Mary’s Church. The Archbishop of Aldak Manukian Museum is also located there.
On their third visit, the diplomatic delegation visited the Adrian Temple (Zoroastrian Fire Temple) in Tehran. The building opened in December 1917 with the help of Zoroastrians of Tehran, Yazd, Kaman, Shiraz and Kashan.
The delegation then visited the Heim Synagogue. It is the Jewish National Museum and the first Jewish museum in Iran. The museum building was built in 1913 as a museum for Iranian Jewish prayer.
Amir Kasemy, head of Tehran City Tourism Office, a bystander of the visit, said today’s visit is the 12th tour of diplomats from the embassy in Iran since 2023 and has received good feedback in introducing Tehran’s tourist attractions to the world.
He added: “By doing these tours, the diplomats become ambassadors of Tehran and are familiar with the historical and cultural identity and ancient times of Tehran during these visits.”
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