National Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds of Iran
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The National Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds of Iran was the Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds, or centre of administrative activity, for the Bahá’ís of Iran. Established in Tehran in 1947, it occupied a prominent position in the city, located on Hafez Ave. in what is now the 6th district. It was built using Qajár style architecture, employing many traditional mirrors and decorative tiles, and surrounded by orchards and gardens. The two-story building had a large amphitheater with high ceilings and ornamental plaster.
In 1955, eight years after it was completed, its beautifully ornamented dome was destroyed by a group overseen by the army and by Mullah Falsafi, a popular Iranian clergyman and member of the anti-Bahá’í Hojjatieh Society, whose sermons vilifying the Bahá’í Faith were well-known and widely disseminated at the time. During the Iranian Revolution, the building was confiscated, and it now serves as an art centre.
