National Garden, Tehran

The National Garden
The National Garden
Native name; Meydān-e Mashq
	Malek National Museum and Library, Post and Telegraph museum of Iran
Owner	Government of Iran

The National Garden (Persian: باغ ملی, Bāq-e Melli) or Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gate is a historical and governmental compound in Tehran, Iran.

Formerly referred to as the Parade Square (

public park for a short period, and eventually important governmental offices and museums were built around it.^[1]

Building number 9 of the

Malek National Museum, Post and Communication Museum, and the National Museum

are situated in the compound.

History

The field was first constructed as a shooting practice range, during the reign of the

Nasser ed Din Shah, with a new building named Cossack House, which was somewhat transformed during the reign of Mozaffar ed Din Shah

.

Under the rule of

public park for a short period, and the famous gate of the compound was built by Mirza Mehdi Khan Shaghaghi (Momtahen od Dowle) before the arrival of World War II. Eventually, important governmental buildings were built around the compound; such as the "Police House" (or the "Shahrbani House") which was built for Shahrbani

, an organization responsible for maintaining security in the city.