Tehran's last elephant house on the brink of destruction; 8 years guarantee, no repair! The historic Filkhana mansion on Khayyam Street at the start of Bazaar al-Yasin, a remnant of Fat Ali Shah's Qajar period and the place where the court elephants were kept, is now in danger of destruction with collapsed roofs and the effects of a 2017 fire. Despite several years of promises to buy and restore this building, its fate is still unknown. The Ministry of Cultural Heritage and the Municipality of Tehran have to answer: when will they act to save this historical work? Save the Elephant House in Tehran before it is lost forever!

Tehran's last elephant house on the brink of destruction; 8 years guarantee, no repair! The historic Filkhana mansion on Khayyam Street at the start of Bazaar al-Yasin, a remnant of Fat Ali Shah's Qajar period and the place where the court elephants were kept, is now in danger of destruction with collapsed roofs and the effects of a 2017 fire. Despite several years of promises to buy and restore this building, its fate is still unknown. The Ministry of Cultural Heritage and the Municipality of Tehran have to answer: when will they act to save this historical work? Save the Elephant House in Tehran before it is lost forever!