Shahr Theater

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Biography of Shahr Theater

Student: Mahdi Azarboon

Student ID: S0537643

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Content

Location

Construction

Architecture Halls specifications

Ownership

Facility management

Renovation

Budget

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Biggest theater center in Iran

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In Tehran, capital city of Iran, near park daneshju in valieassr cross road

In past, there was a border between theater and park

One of the national heritage

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Opened by Shah Mohammad Reza

Pahlavi and Farah Pahlavi in 1973

Order of construction in 1967 by Farah

Pahlavi

Cost: 500000 EUR

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Professional actors perform in Shahr theater

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Architecture and specification

Responsible architect was Sardar Ali Afkhami

A round building which has Greek ,Roman andtraditional Persian elements

Diameter 34 meters and height of 15 meters Consists of 7 halls with total 900 seats and 5600square meter area, in 4 floors

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Architectural elements

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Halls specifications

Main hall ( 570 seats)

Charsoo saloon (120-400 seats due to changes in decoration)

Second hall (100 seats)

Ghashghaei hall ( used for training)

Saye hall

Small hall

Performance workshop

And sometimes there are performances in cafeteria

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Ownership, management structureand obligations

Radio and television organization

Culture organization

Ministry of culture and islamicguidance keeps it running andmaintains it by holding tender andallocating budget.

Deputy of minister of culture and

islamic guidance assigns the manager Under supervision of Iran CulturalHeritage & Tourism Organization formaintenance

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Facility Management

Cleaning services are being put out

to tender, annually.

Price of tender: 15000 EUR

Cost: approximately 11500 EUR

Central heating system and chillers

for cooling

Requires renovation

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Renovation

In 2007, minister ofCulture and Islamicguidance mentioned the dangerous situationin Shahr theater

Renovating the 40 years old building wasstarted

Wrong renovation, damaged and closed it for

some times. After 4 years, it still needs renovation, and its

facade has been damaged.

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The existence of building is threatened

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South side: mosque

North side: Tehran subway

Construction near theater

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Excavation near Shahr theater

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Some of the tiles have been stolen,

and some other were damaged.

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Budget

Assigned by minister of culture and islamic

guidance

Overall annually maintenance budget: 40000EUR

Annually 30000 EUR for construction budget

Required cost for renovation 130000 EUR

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View of theater

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Perspective of Shahre theater at night

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Interior of Shahr theater

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Similar to Beckman Auditorium, California Institute of Technology

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Thank you for your attention

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Shahr Theater

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