Hasan Abad ( – ), also spelled Hasanabad, is a historic area within the Moniriyeh District of

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. There is also a famous square in the area with the same name.

History

The area was originally developed during the

Qajar era The Guarded Domains of Iran, alternatively the Sublime State of Iran and commonly called Qajar Iran, Qajar Persia or the Qajar Empire, was the Iranian state under the rule of the Qajar dynasty, which was of Turkic peoples, Turkic origin,Cyrus G ...

. Hasanabad Square was built by the order of Mirza Yusef Ashtiani, the vizier of Naser ed-Din Shah Qajar, and was named after his son, Mirza Hasan Ashtiani, who later became a Prime Minister of Iran. Following the

1979 Revolution The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Impe ...

, the square was renamed to ''The 31st of Shahrivar'', in commemoration of the invasion of Iraqi bombers to the Iranian air bases. However, the new name did not stick and was reverted back to ''Hasan Abad''. A statue of the Qajar-era constitutional activist, Malek ol-Motekallemin, used to be in the square. After the

, for unspecified reasons, the statue was moved to the store of the City Park before completely disappearing.
مانع نابودی محل دفن صوراسرافیل و ملک‌المتکلمین شویم
� ۱ اردیبهشت ۱۳۸۶ - بازدید: ۱۳ فوریه ۲۰۱۱''

Structure

The surrounding buildings of Hasanabad Square were designed by Iranian-Armenian architect Qelich Baqelian, with the structural engineering provided by fellow Iranian-Armenian architect Leon Tadosian.

Gallery

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History

Structure

Gallery

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See also