Holy Defense Museum
موزه دفاع مقدس
A large museum recreating the Iran–Iraq War through multimedia displays and artifacts, with tanks and aircraft displayed outdoors.
Located in the Abbasabad area east of Tabiat Bridge, the museum uses immersive galleries, sound-and-light installations and original equipment to recreate the Iran–Iraq War of 1980–1988. Warplanes, tanks and missiles are displayed in the outdoor square. The exhibits present an official perspective, but the scale is impressive, and English audio guides are available. It can be combined with Tabiat Bridge and the Tehran Book Garden, and it gets crowded in the evening.
Opening hours
About 9 am–9 pm
Nearby sights
- Tabiat Bridge
- Reza Abbasi Museum
- Qasr Prison Museum
- Former US Embassy (Den of Espionage)
- Ferdows Garden & Cinema Museum of Iran
- Milad Tower
- Tajrish & Imamzadeh Saleh
- Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art