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Qazvin Gateways, Qazvin In the past the city of Qazvin had eight gateways. These were reputedly known as the Rast Gateway, Baq-e-Shah, Kooshk, Tabriz, Tehran, Sheikh Abad, Imamzadeh Hassan and Khandaqbar Gateways. Today, only two of these gateways have been remained, i.e., Kooshk and Tehran Gateways. The former is located at the end of Azadi Avenue. It is a construction of the Qajar period and was adorned with tile-work in the year 1296 A.H. The Tehran Gateway is also a relic of the Qajar era and is situated on the old Tehran road. The same was repaired in the year 1968, when tile-work was done on it. Sepahsalar Old Dam, Qazvin At a distance of 3 kilometers from the Seyed Ali Khan Dam there is another dyke of stone, known as the Sepahsalar Dam. This was built in 1336 A.H. The same was constructed of sculptured stone. Its iron inlets were of great thickness, the remains of which can still be observed. Seyed Ali Khan Old Dam, Qazvin This dam was constructed on the Arnazak River near the Kamasmar Gorge, and today only some remnants of which can be identified. Materials utilized for its construction are sculptured slabs of stone, rubble and limestone. This dome is approximately 20 m. in length and its height and width are 10m. |
