The Molavi Neighborhood: From Bustling Trade to a Half-Century of Silence
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Tehran's Molavi district has long been one of the capital's most vibrant trade and craft hubs, a neighborhood where bazaars, caravanserais, and the grand homes of merchants once stood side by side. The Sar-e Qabr Agha building was constructed within this very historical fabric during the Qajar era, and for years remained an inseparable part of daily life in the district. But as time passed and the old city's urban fabric changed, the building gradually fell out of use, standing empty and unseen for nearly half a century. Today, with the complex reopened, a piece of Molavi's collective memory comes back to life too — a chance for a new generation to discover the history of a neighborhood that was once the beating commercial heart of old Tehran.
