By all accounts, Abasabad area of Tehran was owned a close associates of Iran’s prime minister known as Haj Mirza Aghasi from 1835–1848 during Mohammad Shah Ghajar. The Prime minister established a garden in this area that was known as “Abasabad” which led the area to boom.
In 1974, during Pahlavi dynasty as decision was made to construct the largest city complex throughout the world in the area of Abasabad, called “Shahestan”, designed and constructed by Llewelyn-Davies. In 1975, a comprehensive development plan was drafted by an English company, outlining various uses for the area, including a garden (Shahestan), and administrative, commercial, and cultural complexes, all designed with metro access. While construction began in 1978, the project was ultimately left unfinished.
On 26 April 1989, after Iran’s revolution and during the presidency of Ayatollah Khamenei, a directive advised Tehran Municipality to use the land for cultural, political, and green space projects.