TEHRAN - In a tribute to the late Dr. Mahmoud Hessabi, the revered father of physics in Iran, his paternal home and its surrounding park has been restored, blending a celebration of the late scientist’s legacy with the preservation of Tehran’s historical heritage.

“The renovation aimed to address structural issues, restore and enhance various parts of Dr. Hessabi’s house,” said the mayor of Tehran’s District 12, adding that the effort was made to improve visual appeal, preserve national heritage, and maintain historical sites.
Emphasizing the importance of increasing green spaces and making them accessible to citizens, Vahid-Reza Anarki-Mohammadi stated that the renovation of the 1,200 square meter Hessabi Park carried out, as part of the city’s ongoing efforts to enhance and prepare the capital’s parks for public use.

The interior mansion of the park, currently functioning as a plant clinic, he elaborated, may have historical structures beneath it, as indicated by civil and historical experts.
“Excavation to uncover these potential structures is also planned,” Anaraki-Mohammadi brought to light.

Although Dr. Hessabi’s house and museum are located in northern Tehran, in the Tajrish neighborhood, the renowned scientist was born in 1903 in a central Tehran neighborhood, Sangelaj.
Dr. Hessabi’s family home and birthplace now lie within a park named after him.
The Qajar-era house is over 120 years old, once quite large, but now only a small portion of about 200 square meters remains. A central hall and two rooms on either side are the only parts left of Dr. Hessabi’s birthplace.

In the 1980s, Dr. Hessabi visited this house and wished for it to become an academy of ancient sciences. Currently, the Tehran Municipality has turned it into a small cultural center.

Dr. Mahmoud Hessabi, the father of modern physics in Iran, winner of the Scientific Man of the Year award, and the only Iranian student of Albert Einstein, who also appointed as Einstein’s successor at Princeton University is considered one of the most prominent figures in the history of Iran and the world.
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