Holy Defense Museum Explained

National Museum of the Islamic Revolution & Holy Defense
Native Name:	Persian: موزه ملی انقلاب اسلامی و دفاع مقدس
Established:	2010
Architect:	Zhila Norouzi
Location:	Sarv Street, Haqani Highway, Vanak, Tehran, Iran
Type:	Military museum
Director:	Ali Asghar Jafari
Owner:	Municipality of Tehran
Website:	iranrhdm.ir

The National Museum of the Islamic Revolution and Holy Defense (Persian: موزه ملی انقلاب اسلامی و دفاع مقدس, Muze-ye Melli-e enghelab-e eslami ve defa'-e moghadas), located in Tehran on a landscaped site of 21 hectares, is one of the largest museums of Iran. It is dedicated to the Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988),^[1] the conflict known in Iran as "imposed war"^[2] or mainly "Holy Defense".^{[3] [4]} The museum consists of different parts such as Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, flag tower, open area and lake, parking, conference halls,^[5] Khorramshahr Mosque, Library and Panorama museum.^[6] The main building of museum consists of 8 halls;^[7] each displays a specific concept of war ^[8] through many monitors, video projectors, hologram showcases and some other modern technologies.^[9]

Further reading

• Vanzan . Anna . The Holy Defense Museum in Tehran, or How to Aestheticize War . Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication . 2020 . 13 . 1 . 63–77 . 10.1163/18739865-01301004. 219474804 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tehran museum lionises war in which Iran took on 'world' . Express Tribune . 18 August 2018 . 19 October 2018.
2. Web site: War museum embodies Iran's search for meaning in Iran-Iraq war. 20 May 2017. En.rfi.fr.
3. Web site: Inside Iran's museum to its wartime past. 7 September 2016. Edition.cnn.com.
4. Web site: باغ موزه دفاع مقدس کجاست؟. Irna.ir.
5. Web site: جاذبه های گردشگری تهران . Sfarme.com . 19 October 2018.
6. Web site: History . Holy Defense Museum . 19 October 2018 . 4 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190904072630/http://old.iranhdm.ir/index.aspx?siteid=2 . dead .
7. Web site: Garden of the Holy Defense Museum. Kanoon.net. 1 January 2019. 4 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200504143016/http://kanoon.net/project/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%BA-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%87-%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B3/. dead.
8. Web site: Holy Defense Museum in Tehran. Toursiniran.com. 1 January 2019.
9. Web site: Sacred Defense Museum, permanent museum of Sacrifice and Resisitance. Kojaro.com. 1 January 2019.