{"id":23291,"date":"2017-01-20T01:38:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T06:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/?p=23291\/"},"modified":"2019-11-03T21:01:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T02:01:33","slug":"plasco-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/en\/plasco-tehran\/","title":{"rendered":"Plasco Building, Tehran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Plasco Building was a 17-story high-rise in Tehran. It was built in 1962 by the prominent Iranian Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian, and it was named after his plastics company. The Plasco was used mostly as a commercial building, with a major shopping center on its ground floor, and a restaurant on its upper floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The building was the tallest building in Iran when it was constructed, and it was considered an iconic landmark of the Tehran skyline. The Plasco building collapsed on January 19, 2017, during a fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-101.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"742\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-101-712x742.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building, 1962-2017\" class=\"wp-image-23285\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Early Years<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Plasco-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"701\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Plasco-01-712x701.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building's scale model before construction\" class=\"wp-image-23233\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The Plasco Building&#8217;s scale model before construction<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"770\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-02-712x770.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building, early 1960s\" class=\"wp-image-23227\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The Plasco Building, early 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"699\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-03-712x699.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building, early 1960s\" class=\"wp-image-23218\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"714\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-04-712x714.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building, early 1960s\" class=\"wp-image-23224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-04-712x714.jpg 712w, https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-04-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/dev.shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-04-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Plasco Building, early 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"751\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-05-712x751.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building, early 1960s\" class=\"wp-image-23230\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The Plasco Building, early 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"755\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-06-712x755.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building, early 1960s\" class=\"wp-image-23221\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Plasco Building in the 1960s and 1970s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"526\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-07-712x526.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building in a Postcard from the late 1960s\" class=\"wp-image-23242\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The Plasco Building in a Postcard from the late 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"528\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-08-712x528.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building in a Postcard from the late 1960s\" class=\"wp-image-23239\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The Plasco Building in a Postcard from the late 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"526\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-09-712x526.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building in a Postcard from the late 1960s\" class=\"wp-image-23236\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The Plasco Building in a Postcard from the late 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"521\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-10-712x521.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building in a Postcard from the 1970s\" class=\"wp-image-23399\"\/><\/a><figcaption>The Plasco Building in a Postcard from the 1970s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2012<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2012-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"564\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2012-06-712x564.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building, 2012\" class=\"wp-image-23260\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2012-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"564\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2012-05-712x564.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building, 2012\" class=\"wp-image-23257\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2012-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"564\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2012-04-712x564.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building, 2012\" class=\"wp-image-23254\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2012-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"564\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2012-03-712x564.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building, 2012\" class=\"wp-image-23251\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2012-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"798\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2012-02.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building, 2012\" class=\"wp-image-23248\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2012-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"564\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2012-01-712x564.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building, 2012\" class=\"wp-image-23245\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The last day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2017-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"327\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2017-01-712x327.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building. January 19, 2017\" class=\"wp-image-23263\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2017-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"504\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2017-03-712x504.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building. January 19, 2017\" class=\"wp-image-23269\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2017-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"429\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2017-04-712x429.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building. January 19, 2017\" class=\"wp-image-23272\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2017-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"850\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2017-05-615x850.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building. January 19, 2017\" class=\"wp-image-23275\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2017-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2017-06-712x431.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building. January 19, 2017\" class=\"wp-image-23278\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2017-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"505\" src=\"http:\/\/shahrefarang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/plasco-2017-07-712x505.jpg\" alt=\"The Plasco Building. January 19, 2017\" class=\"wp-image-23281\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Plasco Building was a 17-story high-rise in Tehran. It was built in 1962 by the prominent Iranian Jewish businessman Habib Elghanian, and it was named after his plastics company. The building was the tallest building in Iran when it was constructed, and it was considered an iconic landmark of the Tehran skyline. 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