NIAVARAN

'Niavaran' is a district in the northeastern Tehran foothills. Bordering leafy, uphill-winding Darband Street, it can be reached from Tajrish Square.
It is home to the affluent as well as many artists, and replete with cultural riches such as Niavaran Palace Complex, Niavaran Park, and the ''Farhangsara'' (Art House) that includes an amphitheatre, museum, music hall, and Cafe Gallerie, a courtyard coffesshop with indoor exhibition space.
The architecture is unique in that the area's graded slopes have given rise to multilevel layouts and idiosyncratic lofts. Being situated on the city foothills (1700 meters above sea level), Niavaran has a cooler climate all year round compared to the rest of Tehran, and excellent vantage points.