Disappeared statues in Tehran refers to a series of robberies committed during the months of April and May 2010 in Tehran, Iran, when twelve bronze statues of national heroes disappeared from public places for unknown reasons.[1] Tehran officials treated the incidents as theft, while others[who?] have suggested that it may have been a deliberate removal by the government or religious groups. In June 2010, Tehran municipality officials asked the sculptors to remanufacture the sculptures.[2]
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who at the time was the mayor of Tehran, stated in an announcement that Iranian police were pursuing the issue.[2][3]
Name | Stead | Sculptor | |
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1 | Sattar Khan[4] | Satar Khan Street | Shahriar Zarabi |
2 | Bagher Khan[4] | Shahr-e Ara Street | Shahriar Zarabi |
3 | Sanei-e Kh'atam[4] | Mellat Park | Hamid Shans |
4–5 | Zendagi (Life), Unknown[4] | Two Statues | Mohamad Madadi – Fateme Emdadian |
6 | Shahriar[4] | Across to Ta'atr-e Shahr (Daneshjoo Park) | Ali Ghah'ari |
7–8 | Shariati[4] | Shariati Park | Hamid Shans |
9 | M'adar va Farzand (Mother and Child)[4] | Shahrak-e Gharb | Hojabr Ebrahimi |
10 | Avicenna[4] | Behjat Abad Park | Uzra Abdul-Nabi |
11 | Calf[5] | University of Tehran | |
12 | Esteghl'al Park's Bronze Sculpture | Esteghl'al Park[3] | Ruhullah Shamsi-Zada |