Valiasr Street

The Valiasr Street (Persian خیابان ولیعصر, Khiyābān -e Valiasr, in German also Waliasr Street or Waliasr Avenue ) is a street in Tehran. It extends over 19.3 km and runs from the Tehran Station in the south to Tajrish Square in the north of the city.

The road lined with plane divides the metropolis into a western and eastern part. She is considered one of the oldest main axes of the town and at the same time forms the commercial center.

The road was built under Reza Shah Pahlavi and was initially under the name Pahlavi Street ( Khiyābān -e Pahlavi ) known. Even today, this name is still in use among many Teheranern. After the revolution of 1979 he was first changed to Mossadegh Street and later in its present form. Valiasr is Arabic and means something like Prince of time. This description refers to Muhammad al -Mahdi, the hidden Imam of the Shiites.

The street is the center of diverse activities of the city. Many shops and restaurants as well as a large number of parks such as the Mellat Park or the Laleh Park, highways and cultural centers adjoin directly.

History

The street reflects the city's development: in 1870 it became the main axis of the city of Tehran. Here until 1950, built rich bazaar merchants their homes. During this time the road was still limited by the walls of Tehran. With the Haussmann 's urban planning policy Reza Shah the street became the center of the imperial district and made himself out to a second city center. The large Tehran families now left the south and settled in the new district. This was also justified by the better quality of drinking water, which is still in the so-called Dschubs (a kind Baechle ) was passed from the Alborz mountain range in the city at the time. A further extension in a northerly direction and development through pipelines was carried out in the 1950s under Mohammad Reza Shah. In the 1970s, the villages Vanak and Shimran the city were incorporated. With the establishment of chic restaurants like Chattanooga or nightclubs was the Westernization of Iran, which sought the Shah, most clearly seen in these neighborhoods.

While the provisional government of the road Mossadegh was called. After the Islamic Revolution, the street was given its current name. Today, the city reflects the social mixture of Tehran society.

Pedestrians in front of a shopping mall

Taxi on the Valiasr Street

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• Traffic building in Tehran