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”’Holy Mary (Kamran Nejatollahi) Metro Station”’, named ”Maryam-e Moghaddas” in Persian, is a stop on [[Tehran Metro Line 6]]. Construction began in 2015, and the station is situated at the junction of Nejatollahi and Karimkhan Zand Streets, close to [[Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran|St. Sarkis]], an [[Armenian Apostolic Church|Armenian]] cathedral. It was officially unveiled on 29 November 2025. In Iran, [[Shia Islam]] is the official state religion, nevertheless, the Constitution acknowledges [[Sunni Islam]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Judaism]], and [[Christianity]] as minority religions, each having its own representative in the [[parliament of Iran|Islamic Consultative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Iran’s new metro station honours Virgin Mary |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251018-iran-s-new-metro-station-honours-virgin-mary |website=france24 |date=18 October 2025}}</ref> |
”’Holy Mary (Kamran Nejatollahi) Metro Station”’, named ”Maryam-e Moghaddas” in Persian, is a stop on [[Tehran Metro Line 6]]. Construction began in 2015, and the station is situated at the junction of Nejatollahi and Karimkhan Zand Streets, close to [[Saint Sarkis Cathedral, Tehran|St. Sarkis]], an [[Armenian Apostolic Church|Armenian]] cathedral. It was officially unveiled on 29 November 2025. In Iran, [[Shia Islam]] is the official state religion, nevertheless, the Constitution acknowledges [[Sunni Islam]], [[Zoroastrianism]], [[Judaism]], and [[Christianity]] as minority religions, each having its own representative in the [[parliament of Iran|Islamic Consultative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Iran’s new metro station honours Virgin Mary |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251018-iran-s-new-metro-station-honours-virgin-mary |website=france24 |date=18 October 2025}}</ref> |
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During the opening ceremony, Tehran Mayor [[Alireza Zakani]] said, “This station honors the sacred woman who, with her purity and by raising a great prophet, enlightened the world. The structure is designed to represent the harmony of divine religions in Tehran.”<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chaudhary |first1=Isha |title=Tehran Opens New “Holy Virgin Mary” Metro Station |url=https://parametric-architecture.com/tehran-holy-virgin-mary-metro-station/?srsltid=AfmBOoo1ycV77gXrNejlSljxKX7Y3z95BqhUgmewUxD6Zkave93cZP6b |date=15 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Holy Mary metro station a symbol of religious coexistence: Tehran mayor |url=https://en.abna24.com/news/1755698/Holy-Mary-metro-station-a-symbol-of-religious-coexistence-Tehran |date=30 November 2025}}</ref> It features [[Christianity in Iran|Christian]] and [[Armenians in Iran|Armenian]] imagery.<ref>{{cite news |title=Հաշւած օրեր՝ Ս. Մարիամ Աստւածածին մետրոկայանի պաշտօնական բացմանը [Counting down the days to the official opening of the St. Mariam Astvatsatsin metro station] |url=https://www.tehranprelacy.com/9-content-hy/news-hy/4829-2025101401 |agency=Armenian Diocese of Tehran (via ”[[Alik (daily)|Alik]]”) |date=October 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20260109150041/https://www.tehranprelacy.com/9-content-hy/news-hy/4829-2025101401 |archive-date=9 January 2026 |language=hy |url-status=live}}</ref> |
During the opening ceremony, Tehran Mayor [[Alireza Zakani]] said, “This station honors the sacred woman who, with her purity and by raising a great prophet, enlightened the world. The structure is designed to represent the harmony of divine religions in Tehran.”<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chaudhary |first1=Isha |title=Tehran Opens New “Holy Virgin Mary” Metro Station |url=https://parametric-architecture.com/tehran-holy-virgin-mary-metro-station/?srsltid=AfmBOoo1ycV77gXrNejlSljxKX7Y3z95BqhUgmewUxD6Zkave93cZP6b |date=15 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Holy Mary metro station a symbol of religious coexistence: Tehran mayor |url=https://en.abna24.com/news/1755698/Holy-Mary-metro-station-a-symbol-of-religious-coexistence-Tehran |date=30 November 2025}}</ref> It features [[Christianity in Iran|Christian]] and [[Armenians in Iran|Armenian]] imagery.<ref>{{cite news |title=Հաշւած օրեր՝ Ս. Մարիամ Աստւածածին մետրոկայանի պաշտօնական բացմանը [Counting down the days to the official opening of the St. Mariam Astvatsatsin metro station] |url=https://www.tehranprelacy.com/9-content-hy/news-hy/4829-2025101401 |agency=Armenian Diocese of Tehran (via ”[[Alik (daily)|Alik]]”) |date=October 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20260109150041/https://www.tehranprelacy.com/9-content-hy/news-hy/4829-2025101401 |archive-date=9 January 2026 |language=hy |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Holy Mary (Kamran Nejatollahi) Metro Station, named Maryam-e Moghaddas in Persian, is a stop on Tehran Metro Line 6. Construction began in 2015, and the station is situated at the junction of Nejatollahi and Karimkhan Zand Streets, close to St. Sarkis, an Armenian Apostolic cathedral. It was officially unveiled on 29 November 2025. In Iran, Shia Islam is the official state religion, nevertheless, the Constitution acknowledges Sunni Islam, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity as minority religions, each having its own representative in the Islamic Consultative Assembly.[1]
During the opening ceremony, Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani said, “This station honors the sacred woman who, with her purity and by raising a great prophet, enlightened the world. The structure is designed to represent the harmony of divine religions in Tehran.”[2][3] It features Christian and Armenian imagery.[4]
The station is built 34 meters underground and spans around 11,000 square meters. Its construction required over 100,000 cubic meters of excavation, 3,600 tons of reinforcing steel, and 27,000 cubic meters of concrete. Additionally, the station includes 12 escalators and has about 6,000 square meters of stone cladding on its interior walls and surfaces.[5]
Within the station, several relief sculptures are showcased:[6]
- Jesus Christ overseeing the travelers, and Mary, mother of Jesus shown with closed eyes and hands folded in prayer, a prominent halo above her head, and encircled by tulips, emblems of faithful and eternal love in Islam.
According to the artist, Tina Tarigh Mehr, the white dove symbolizes the Holy Spirit, and the olive tree represents peace and friendship.[7] The Catholic Archbishop of Tehran–Isfahan, Cardinal Dominique Mathieu found that while the “gazes of Jesus Christ and His Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, are fixed on the commuters,” their closed eyelids exchange glances with them, “except that of the ‘eye of the dove.’”[8]
