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For Mohammad Reza Shah, it served as a torture and execution chamber of those who opposed his regime. In its dark, dank-smelling cells Ayatollah Khomeini, Ali Khamenei, Morteza Motahhari and Ayatollah Taleqani were held.
Mirza Mohammad Taqi Khan Farahani, better known by his honorific title Amir Kabir, stands among …