Former US Embassy (Den of Espionage)
لانه جاسوسی
The site of the 1979 hostage crisis, with anti-American murals on its exterior and original communications equipment preserved inside.
This is where Iranian students seized the US Embassy in 1979 and held hostages for 444 days. It is now run by the Revolutionary Guards and open as the 'Den of Espionage' museum, displaying the cipher machines, paper shredders and soundproof rooms of the time. The anti-American murals along Taleghani Street are a must-photo spot. Opening hours are unreliable, and you may have to join a tour to get in. Before taking photos nearby, mind any instructions from the site staff.
Opening hours
Irregular opening; check on site
Nearby sights
- Treasury of National Jewels
- Negarestan Garden
- Abgineh Museum (Glass and Ceramic Museum)
- Masoudieh Mansion
- Ebrat Museum
- National Museum of Iran
- Golestan Palace
- Marble Palace