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Address:
No. 12, Baqdadi St.,
Zaferanieh St., Vali Asr Ave. Tehran
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Tel :+98 21
22417336 -7
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This museum present an interesting
and absorbing collection of timekeepers.
The 700 Sq. m building is situated in a 6000 Sq. m garden. It is
embellished with various dazzling Iranian arts and crafts such
as ornamental brickwork, arched ceiling decorated with painting,
plasterwork, tile work, nodular wood work and stone work.
1- The Garden
- Zarvan Tablet: The mythological view of the ancient Iranians
toward time.
- Biological Clocks: Plants and animals that react at different
hours of the day.
- Early Clocks: The working models of some simple clocks used by
ancient people: Sundial, water clock, sandglass and fire clock.
- Time in biology & Geo-chronometry: Methods of determining the
age of trees, some animals and sedimentary layers of the earth.
2- The Building
- Mechanical clocks and watches: Some antique clocks and watches
from 17th to 20th century.
- Calendars: The main existing calendars of the world and the
copies of some simple ancient calendars.
- Data bank and library: Complimentary information on any
section of Time Museum is available through the use of computer
and library.
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