Dar ul-Funun (Persia)

Dār ul-Funun
دارالفنون
Eastern gate of Dar ul-Funun
Eastern gate of Dār ul-Funun in the Nāser Khosrow Street. The motto is inscribed on the upper part of the front face.
Motto
توانا بود هرکه دانا بود
ز دانش دل پیر برنا بود[1]
Motto in English
Mighty is the one who has knowledge
By knowledge the old hearts grow young again
(couplet from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh)[2]
TypePolytechnic
Established1851 (1851)
Endowment7,750 tomans (initially)
30,000 tomans (in 1930)
Location
Tehran
,
Persia
LanguagePersian

Dār ul-Funun (Persian: دارالفنون Persian pronunciation: [dɒːɾolfʊˈnuːn], meaning "polytechnic college") was an institute of higher education in Iran, established by the royal vizier to Nasereddin Shah in 1851.

  1. ^ Transliteration: Tavānā bovad har keh dānā bovad – Ze dānesh del-e pīr bornā bovad
  2. ^ In verse form the couplet may be translated as: Capable is he who is wise – Happiness from wisdom will arise.