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| ], during Iran's Constitutionalist Revolution. The Ark was attacked and bombed by 4000 Russian troops in December 1911. The Iranians held out for four days.]] | |||
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| '''Ark-e AliShāh''', also known as '''Ark-e Tabriz''' and '''Masjid AliShāh''', is a remnant of a ] built in the ] period. Currently it is placed in the center of ]. | |||
| Some historians believe it was used as a military castle however, others claim the structure was initially used as a ], but during the ] era was used as a military post and storage facility for weapons (in Farsi 'Ark' or 'Arg' means 'castle'). Consequently, after the ] on 1979, the regime of ] damaged large parts of the Ark to make a new mosque. The structure today stands 28 meters high, and is still used as part of a space for holding ]s in Tabriz. | |||
| ==Location== | |||
| The Ark is located in Imam Ave, behind Taleghani Street, ]. | |||
| ==Photo gallery== | |||
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| <gallery heights="90px" perrow=6 > | |||
| Image:arg.jpg| The Ark before the revolution, when it was used as Mellat park. | |||
| Image:Tabriz ghadim01.gif | |||
| Image:Arg-e Tabriz, a postcard from the Qajar period.jpg | A postcard from the ] period | |||
| Image:Tabrizsaloon.jpg| Tabriz City Theater Building, behind The Ark, destroyed during the ] | |||
| Image:Tabriz-ark@nite.JPG| The Ark at night. | |||
| Image:Arke tabriz05.jpg| The Ark (Sept. 2009) | |||
| Image:Arke tabriz02.jpg| | |||
| Image:Arke tabriz03.jpg| Western view | |||
| Image:Arke tabriz01.jpg| Southern view | |||
| </gallery> | |||
| </center> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ] | |||
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| == References == | |||
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| * http://www.eachto.ir | |||
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