Rasht Municipality Square
The square of the municipality of Rasht is located in the center of the city of the same name (Gilan region). The construction of some buildings in this square such as the municipal one is between 1907 and 1922 and dates back to the Pahlavi era.
The historical complex of the Rasht municipality square includes: the municipal building and the clock tower (considered the symbol of the city), inspired by European neoclassical architecture - in particular that of St. Petersburg in Russia - built by Iranian architects , the post and telegraph museum, the ancient building of the Iran hotel (anthropological museum), the first Iranian national library and the Sepid Rood cinema.
At the center of the square there is also a large pool with fountains, an environment embellished with flowers and several rows of benches have been placed around the square next to the ancient tall palm trees.
The sculpture of the oldest photographer in Rasht, statues such as: the rice farmer, the peddler, the elderly cyclist, the fishermen with the net in the boat, the blacksmith, the woman who sells the oranges etc. are among the attractions of this square and of course the large statue of Mirza Kuchak Jangali riding his horse on top of a pillar at the beginning of Sa'di street, is one of its main symbols.
Today it, with its historic buildings, important urban buildings, the main streets and the traditional and modern shopping centers around, has become the main square of the city, a place chosen by many citizens and tourists both day and night for the shopping, for walking, for fun and to enjoy a walk on the stone-paved sidewalk.
The site of this square in the past was a small hill where the tomb and mausoleum of master Abujafar or Seyyed Abujafar was located near which there was a cemetery but the mausoleum building in the year 1925, due to the construction of the the municipal building and its square was destroyed; of that only a sepulcher remained in the courtyard of the municipality; the terracotta found in this place dates back to the Timurid period.
