Huge bookstore, tehrans book garden, opens in iran despite. The book garden is a gigantic greenroofed building measuring 154,000 square feet. Modern books love fest world of books travel usa worlds largest places to see tourism tehran iran explore. Jun 22, 2017 the tehran book garden is an option to permanently host the tehran international book fair. Although tehrans book garden is a bookstore, it aims to increase the per capita level of reading in iran, to raise publishing standards, to connect publishers and book readers, to promote innovation, and to create a multipurpose center for creativity and. The opening of the book garden is a big cultural event in the country, so that our children can make better use of this cultural and academic opportunity, tehran mayor mohammad baqer qalibaf added. Huge bookstore, tehrans book garden, opens in iran. The garden s visitors will not have to pay for entering the garden which will include various halls for plays and musical performances. Tehran book garden is the largest bookstore and collection of the best and most diverse scientific, cultural and recreational tourism facilities in iran. Jul 07, 2017 bibliophiles in iran, clear your weekend. Restaurants near tehran book garden, tehran on tripadvisor. After years of planning and construction, the tehran book garden finally opened in july. The idea of a book garden was first floated in 2004, when the authorities realized that a oneweek international book fair in tehran was not enough to satisfy the numerous book enthusiasts.
Tehrans book garden 2020 tourist attraction in tehran. Book garden is located in tehrans third district on a site measuring 37acres in abbas abbad region, close to other important buildings including the iranian national library, the iranian academies complex the holy defense garden museum and tabiat bridge. The opening of the book garden is a big cultural event in the country, so that our children can make better use of this cultural and academic opportunity, said tehrans mayor mohammad baqer qalibaf. It covers around 65,000 square meters about 700,000 square feet and it has space for millions of books, 400,000 of which are specifically intended for children. Tehran book garden is more than the name suggests living. Jun 24, 2017 iran made 100,000 square meters tehran book garden. Tehran book garden, a major center for publications, inaugurated. Book garden is located in tehran s third district on a site measuring 37 acres in abbas abbad region, close to other important buildings including the iranian national library, the iranian.
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The 10 best restaurants near tehran book garden in tehran. Major book center opens in tehran tehran a major center for publications named the tehran book garden, covering an area of 110,000 square meters on abbasabad hills in the northeast of the city, opened during a special ceremony on monday. Tehran book garden was built during the years of 2005 until 2017 for developing reading culture. Due to its importance and many cultural goods offered by this center to the visitors, it has turned into a fantastic attraction. Tehran book garden 2020 all you need to know before you. Book garden is a book mega mall which hosts, exhibition spaces focusing on exhibiting books and other sorts of media, children science park, art galleries, a drama theater, cinemas and auditoriums, cafes and restaurants as well as other outdoor event spaces. In gwr guinness world records, name of barnes and noble booksellers are recorded as the biggest bookshops of the world with area of 14330 and bookshelves that the length of which is 21 kilometers. Tehran book garden 2020 all you need to know before you go. Jul 25, 2017 irans enormous book garden in tehran houses more than just books steve inskeep talks to bloomberg reporter golnar motevalli, who explains why iran a country better known for its censorship. The atmosphere and the building is unique as a book store and. With the construction phase over, the tehran book garden is ready to be stacked with books.
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Tehran book garden iran travel guide the book garden in. The book garden is geographically located just beside the national library. The tehran book garden, irans biggest scientific and cultural complex, opened in the capital city on wednesday, july 5, in a ceremony attended by the speaker of the iranian parliament, ali larijani, and tehran mayor mohammad baqer qalibaf. Tehrans book garden 2020 tourist attraction in tehran, iran. It will accommodate 16 permanent book exhibition areas categorized by genre, as well as book stores. Free distribution of over books among garden visiters. On the roof of the book garden, there is a collection of green space and cafes. Nevertheless, unlike the rather far location of sun city, on tehran qom highway, near imam khomeini international airport in the south of tehran, the book garden is easier to access as it is located in abasabad hills in northcentral tehran. Irans enormous book garden in tehran houses more than. Book garden is a book mega mall which hosts, exhibition spaces focusing on exhibiting books and other sorts of media, children science park, art galleries. Visit tehran book garden on your trip to tehran or iran. Tehran book garden recently opened in july with its over 700,000 square feet being located in abbas abad complex to the north of tehran.