[custom_adv] The old steps of Valiasr Street have been restored and some remain intact. In spite of the stairs on Valiasr Street you can walk in the world of paint and painting. When you board the Valiasr Street, the first step of the station will attract your attention. The first staircase is the first to see the stained stairs of Valiasr Street. [custom_adv] Valiasr Street is a tree-lined street in Tehran, dividing the metropolis into western and eastern parts built in 1922 to 1927, considering the end of asphalt plan it ended in 1933. It is considered one of Tehran's main thoroughfares and commercial centres. [custom_adv] It is also the longest street in the Middle East, and was reported as one of the longest in the world by former BBC (now Al Jazeera) journalist Rageh Omaar during the television documentary Welcome to Tehran. [custom_adv] The street was built by Reza Shah Pahlavi's order and called the Pahlavi Street. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution the street's name was changed initially to Mossadeq Street (in reference to former nationalist prime minister Mohammad Mossadeq) and later to Valiasr (a reference to the 12th Shi'ite Imam). Valiasr Street is the hub of different activities in Tehran and innumerable shops and restaurants as well a large number of parks (like Mellat Park), highways, cultural centers are situated along this long avenue. [custom_adv] Valiasr runs from the Tehran's railway station (1117 meters elevation above sea level) in the south of the city to the Tajrish square (1612 meters elevation above sea level) in the north. Valiasr runs for 12 miles (19.3 kilometers), north to south, and is filled with traffic at all hours, even until the early hours of the morning. The shops stay open late and the kiosks sell fresh fruit juice, coffee and newspapers. [custom_adv] The old steps of Valiasr Street have been restored and some remain intact. In spite of the stairs on Valiasr Street you can walk in the world of paint and painting. When you board the Valiasr Street, the first step of the station will attract your attention. The first staircase is the first to see the stained stairs of Valiasr Street. [custom_adv] Valiasr Street is a tree-lined street in Tehran, dividing the metropolis into western and eastern parts built in 1922 to 1927, considering the end of asphalt plan it ended in 1933. It is considered one of Tehran's main thoroughfares and commercial centres. [custom_adv] The old steps of Valiasr Street have been restored and some remain intact. In spite of the stairs on Valiasr Street you can walk in the world of paint and painting. When you board the Valiasr Street, the first step of the station will attract your attention. The first staircase is the first to see the stained stairs of Valiasr Street. [custom_adv] The street was built by Reza Shah Pahlavi's order and called the Pahlavi Street. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution the street's name was changed initially to Mossadeq Street (in reference to former nationalist prime minister Mohammad Mossadeq) and later to Valiasr (a reference to the 12th Shi'ite Imam). Valiasr Street is the hub of different activities in Tehran and innumerable shops and restaurants as well a large number of parks (like Mellat Park), highways, cultural centers are situated along this long avenue. [custom_adv] The old steps of Valiasr Street have been restored and some remain intact. In spite of the stairs on Valiasr Street you can walk in the world of paint and painting. When you board the Valiasr Street, the first step of the station will attract your attention. The first staircase is the first to see the stained stairs of Valiasr Street.