Equestrian Statue of Naser al-Din Shah

The Equestrian Statue of Naser al-Din Shah (Persian: تندیس سوارکاری ناصرالدین‌شاه) was a Bronze statue designed by Iranian sculptor Mirza Ali Akbar. The statue, depicting Naser al-Din Shah Qajar on horseback, was inaugurated in 1888 and commissioned by the director of the Iranian Royal Arsenal for both the 40th anniversary of his personal rule and the one-hundredth anniversary of Qajar dynasty rule over Iran in general. The Statue was initially designed for Tehran's Toopkhaneh Square, but was eventually placed in the gardens of Bagh-e Shah.

The statue was placed on a Red Verona marble pedestral, on which a Persian version of Augustus's Res Gestae was scripted. Naser al-Din Shah was styled "Imperator" of all countries of Greater Iran. The text summarizes the works of progress, which the shah had performed in forty years of his ''glorious'' rule.

Iranian art historian Layla S. Diba stated the statue "became a hated symbol of …

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