National Garden of Nishapur
Historic urban park in Nishapur, Iran
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The National Garden of Nishapur (Persian: باغ ملی نیشابور, romanized: Bāgh-e Mellī-ye Neyshābur, lit. 'National Garden of Nishapur'), locally also called Baghmelli, is a historic public urban park in central Nishapur, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its northern entrance is marked by a pair of decorated brick columns created by traditional brickwork artisan Mohammad Qasem Akhavian. The columns, rather than the garden as a whole, are included in the Iran National Heritage List.[1]
Iran| National Garden of Nishapur | |
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باغ ملی نیشابور | |
The northern entrance of the garden in November 2021 | |
 Interactive map of the National Garden of Nishapur area | |
General information | |
| Status | Open to the public |
| Type | Garden and urban park |
Architectural style | Iranian architecture |
| Location | Nishapur, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran |
| Coordinates | 36.208°N 58.790°E |
Setting
The garden is bounded by Imam Khomeini Street to the north, Dr Shariati Street to the west, 22 Bahman Hospital to the east, and a mixed residential and commercial area to the south. Its two principal entrances are on Imam Khomeini and Dr Shariati streets.[2]
The offices of the Nishapur City Council are situated at the southern end of the garden.[3] A local centre of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults is also located there.[4]
Northern entrance
The northern entrance comprises two brick-clad columns, each approximately 6 m (20 ft) high and positioned about 10 m (33 ft) apart. Their ornamentation uses several patterns of carved brickwork, while their structures also incorporate stone, reinforced concrete, cement, plaster, and iron.[2]
The columns were designed and constructed in the early 1980s by Akhavian, a Nishapur artisan specialising in traditional brick cutting.[2][5]
The entrance columns were added to Iran's national heritage register on 16 August 2005 under registration number 13364.[1]