How Iran threw the World's Greatest Party in a Desert
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In 1971, Iran threw an extravagant and exclusive party to commemorate the 2500th anniversary of the Persian empire. The party had a grandeur never seen before in the world's recorded history. It had delicious food from the world's best restaurant, exquisite drinks, luxurious accommodations, medieval European style decorations, and more importantly - the party had the most decorated guestlist - heads of states from 65 different countries, emperors, kings and queens, princes and princesses, sheiks, sultans, and business figures of all kinds from 5 different continents. The venue of the event was not some ancient castle or a seven-star hotel, instead, everything was organized from scratch, in the middle of a desert, by building plastic tents.
The cost of all of this? Not a million dollars; Not a billion dollars; this party almost cost a dynasty. It proved to be a stepping stone for the rise of the Iranian revolution and the fall of the Iranian Monarchy that changed the country forever.
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[CREDITS]
Based on interviews given by party organizers to different news channels, magazines, and newspapers. Some details are taken from a BBC documentary about the party - Decadence, and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party
in BBC documentary
Music by Tom Fox
Divider by Chris Zabriskie
Produced by - SideNote
0:00 Intro
1:33 Background
3:24 Venue
7:43 Food
9:39 Security
11:03 Promotions
12:20 Decorations
14:01 Day 1
21:37 Day 2
23:22 Day 3
23:50 Aftermath
He imported everything from France; decor, chefs, food and even a revolution.
that was a good one; had to like ;)
Now Ik why there is so manny french words in Persian lol
Underrated
Chefs and food go hand in hand lol
500 likes let’s gooo
Imagine partying so hard that you discover multiple reptilian species.
IfSomeoneDebunksMeInAnArgument TheyWerePaidTosayIt ... By Killing them
it's like cleaning your house and finding stuff
And invite some to the party too
Now imagine partying so hard you find those reptiles...and they start talking to you. That’s my kind of getting down!😉
😂😎
Now that's funny
The party was so great that the world is still dealing with the after party
The hangover
Tell it to these Iranians who are looking for food in the garbage can.
Thats a Persian hangover right there, it's effecting everyone around the world 😂😂😂
@@behshadsamimi3180 let’s the rest of the word, taste a little of the hangover too 😂
@@behshadsamimi3180Persian X. Best party ever. They still talk about it from these days. Free ecstacy from knomes
I'm 65 and was 15 then, and even I remember seeing the party reported on the TV news.
Me too
How was it reported? What do you remember?
0:49 "not a million dollars, not a billion dollars"
1:08 "Billion dollar party"
Me: bruh
Hahaha, it was just for dramatic effect I guess :P
1:08 I heard he said million
Lol even I thought of this then realized, he said, it cost the dynasty!:p
A billion back then would be 3 billion now, but the dude said 'million' at 1.08 so that confuses things further..
First thing that came to my mind when i got to 1:08 xD
I think that's how people imagined Fyre Festival would have been.
@@HelenGPitts Silence Brand
And the Iranian party was on the desert...
Eric Alvaro 😂 but this people were ballers
😂😂😂
That’s what ya fool thought fire 🔥 festival was going to be ....
Imagine throwing an expensive party at home and didn't invite your own family that also lives there.
Darling it wasn't a party for fun! The shah threw the party to introduce Persian (Iranian) history and Cyrus the great. Iranians best know these, only the westerns might had not, so the shah made sure he reminded them of how great Iran is and that they need to respect Iran as it deserves. That's why only foreigners were invited.
I have never heard of this party until today! what a time to be alive in the 70’s
His party Set IT OFF .
Lies again? HDB Paris
1971
yes , viva the Shah !
Lchaim and Shalom holmes. You just need to vent to someone about your two timing hoes
During all of this.
France: Business is booming!
Damn
Le stonks
😂😂😂
wait have you seen all those bulletproof limousines
they from germany xD
STONKS
Imagine flexing so hard that you literally broke the country.
Green Hat that literally made me spit and snort 🤣😂
Broke several countries Lol many monarchies were ousted after they went to the party
he flexed so hard he ended his 2,500 years empire.
@@AciDsuper well monarchy not empire.
@@itsblitz4437 well, i mean that it derives from the persian empire back in the old days. Buy yeah, it was a monarchy at the end.
Dignitaries from all over the world come together for a party. Forget ideology or protest. Nobody was going to miss out on this one.
An incredible party is an incredible party.
Politicians come quickly to gobble, party and celebrate. Governing on the other hand....
He started a party and ended an empire ..😁😁😁
not for long, the Pahlavi's will return.
@@raminpahlevan8728😂😂Bullshit. All Iranians were cortupted including this lunatic king. Even any king comes , thrybwill loot poor people and country resourcers . 😂
Sometimes when I’m feeling fancy, I put my ketchup in a second little bowl when I eat my chicken nuggets
Lol
:D
🤣👍
Haha
Such fancy
Iran is like one of the guys who partied too hard and went broke, then got clean, and then dedicated their entire life to Jesus, or Allah in this case, and then went too far in that other direction trying to compensate for their past
Almost perfect anology. Just have to include that they went to far because once they stopped partying the world turned their back and made them into a pariah forcing them to become more extreme.
So basically Lindsay Lohan?
Lol
Not true all the way, the begining of your story was true, they pahlavi was to rebuild the nation, the language and the religion for sure, but before all these happen, someone was scated of this, and remembered the past of Iran how great and advanced and powerfull it was in comparison to all other nations, and put a stone infront of its wheels. I think you know what country talking about.
"And then went too far"… Religion itself is immoral and a bad thing, so no, that isn't "the other direction." It is replacing one addiction with another.
I come back to this video sometimes and rewatch all over again it simply because of how well-made and interesting it is.
Saw this reposted on tiktok but it was so interesting i had to hunt down the original! great video
2020 : countries gather to talk about climate.
1971 : lets party
1914 : countries fight wars with each other.
lol! thats funny!
1980: countries gather to talk about climate.
1990: countries gather to talk about climate.
2000: countries gather to talk about climate.
2010: countries gather to talk about climate.
2020: countries gather to talk about climate.
But all this time nobody was willing to make a change abefore everyone else did it first. Humans are ridiculous..
70s were cool dude
All just big parties to get drunk have orgies and talk about how to control the sheep.
he loved the french so much he made his own french revolution
To bad they didn’t import a Napoleon 😂
😂
😂😂
Actually french later paid him back by accomodating his enemy Ayatollah Khomeini.
Classic!
Wow this video is amazing, so much good information about history
Imagine throwing a party that would make a James Bond movie villain die of envy!
This story also reminds me how the World Olympics are held; so much money wasted in areas were the facilities will be unused after.
Funny how politicians suddenly find money that was nonexistent for events where they get to create contracts and committees for their friends and pay them huge salaries.
Tbh I think that some countries manage to use the facilities after international sports events , like Germany , The Allianz arena was built for the 2006 world cup and still in use to this day
i get your point but at least world olympics isn't as exclusive as this kind of party. the people are still allowed to celebrate & you know.. feel the euphoria from the whole event. also, some stadiums are still useful till this day so i think comparing olympics and the party of world elites is a bit unmatched??? idk :///
London's Olympic Park still remains in continuous use, including even its Olympic Village. It is possible for the Olympics to leave a lasting legacy for the public with proper future-proof planning
Not necessarily. Sydney's 2000 Olympics created a stadium still used today, the Olympic village was successfully sold as housing as planned afterwards, etc.
I'm never heard of this... at all. Not a class in school, or college. No stories from my parents, nothing. Something so massive, and it's nearly unheard of...
Only here. We don't want to talk about Iran
I'm a history student even I missed this. Lol.
@@nitish523 You did'nt missed it, Its never been teached.
@@kiburst8023 Yes, u r right.
Where are you guys from to not have heard about that?
this is awesome thank you so much for this video
The party was beautiful good luck to these people enjoy
Did you get your party?
Yes.
What did it cost?
Everything.
boulderbash19700209 That party wasn’t anything for Iran, Iran could host these parties everyday if they had time.
tbh would have been any different had it been the year 600 bc,such occasions were quit common in the ancient past.
aurocks Castillo yes, but nobody got paid. Staff and builders were slaves.
Alexander Martin not even close. Real history is far more nuanced.
Moral of Story "Do not try to impress people you dont know"
That should be the 49th law of power....
But I guess the Shah never read the book
Lol
He doesn’t need to know Iranians!!! This is only a TRUE and fact checking documentary that shows facts about the old regime, which was not different than the current regime. He was pocketing people and spent money for his own family and interests, the current regime does the same. He tortured talented and educated people as the current regime does. The only difference between the old regime and the current one is wearing scarf otherwise everything else is the same. Who built the Evin prison? Shah. Who brought the Secret Service Agent (Sawalk)? Shah and the list will go on. He was the poppet of America, the current regime is the poppet of Russia, so what’s the difference? NOTHING, not a THING!!!!!!!
@@YasFlowers you from iran???
Oluwalami Mebaanne The shah was a very very powerful man. Nationally and internationally
I Agree my friend 💯
This is a great definition of the word IMPUNITY
He wasn't only corrupt, enriching himself with Iranian state funds,he just had to shove it in their faces
Beautiful work
Funny how barely anyone remembers this event in this day and age.
Everything and Every one is forgotten eventually. Do you remember Joan Crawford ? neither did I until I googled her and was looking at her on a device that she could never have even conceived of in her day when she was big time.
droog moy If Nixon has attended, I think that would’ve been different! Nixon gets a bad rap because he resigned and I only say this because if you check out his policy victories, he truly is responsible for much of the U.S.’s lasting clout in the world-which is maybe more trouble than it’s worth but, by now is all the world really knows ‘well’.
How should they? No one teaches these stuff in school.
Hardly. Just a few attendees, who will remember
Because it's about a shithole of a country with primitives.
Fun fact: The trees at the party location are still standing and growing!
At least the air is clean in that area then!
@best general some people who thought that the shah was good
About the only positive side effect of this event.
@Egg T Don’t talk about my king. You don’t even know our history and you’re going off of this one video
@@nostalgia545 well, ur king and his kingdom was piece of sh!t 😒✋🏽
Thanks for the history lesson!
Dang!! Never heard about this before so interesting
This guy transported 20,000 birds to a place with no water? Yikes, rip birdies...
@Ø It made for a really marked contrast which contributed to the surrealism, peculiarity and exclusivity of it all
Lol, who says there is no water in Iran ?? There are some 30 + rivers.
50,000 birds. He said 50,000 song birds were brought in. 20,000 of them were sparrows.
@@Dopaaamine27 only 30? To bad thats not enough to keep it from being a desert.
@@hellomynameishuman yeah, but it also has Caspian sea and Arabian sea. Also people live on mountains mostly 82%. It has enormous chains of mountains. It's mountain geography prevented it from colonial takeovers and user invasion plans. But still the allied were able to occupy it briefly during the second world. War. Book I would recommend is the revenge of geography. It's on geopolitics of various countries.
The party was so lit, it burned the 2,500 year empire to the ground.
Going down in style
that was the funniest remark about this I've heard so far, well done
Fucking hilariouse
@waddle it's talking about the Iran history
Wow.....now that’s a party 🎉 I want to attend.
Super country. A great nation
sure, if you dismiss the idea of human rights, the brutalization of women, exporting terrorism around the world and belligerent adversaries of democracies it ain't so bad.
Sounds like basement joe's 65k I R S Agents.
That country doesn't exist anymore
This is a masterpiece, a well searched documentary. Appreciate your great work. This is an incredible event, a madness and a suicidal party.. it was a great pleasure learning details of this suicidal party
As an Iranian, I can tell you, a lot of the information presented in the documentary was false.
@@raminpahlevan8728 such as?
@@wildthornberries8746 So many to list them all, but here are some examples. First, the cost of the party was $17 million to $22 million, not $635 million. Second, the video portrayed the Shah as a party maniac that just spends money frivolously. They failed to mention that the cost of the party was originally 4 time higher, and it was the Shah, who personally cut down on the scale of the party. Third, was the video mislead the viewer about the intention of the party. The party was not to fulfil Western Leaders (both sides of the Iron Curtain, and Non-Aligned Nations also attended), but to bring Iran to the world stage and boost tourism, similar to how the Gulf States, are currently doing (like hosting the World Cup). The Shah realized the the 70s, what the other Gulf States only realized in the 90s, that the oil revenue will run out, and that Iran needed to diversify into other industries (such as tourism) to survive. The Shah was way ahead of his time, too bad the people didn't see it, and was deceived by a con man (Khomeini).
@@raminpahlevan8728 if you are wise, you don't make mistakes where you have to apologise to your own subjects later. the king was a big fool and paid the price highly. no excuses. zero sympathy.
if you are leader you cannot afford such huge mistakes.
always two or three steps ahead. awareness. diplomacy. tact.
otherwise you are abysmally incompetent and never deserved the position in the first place.
this was a monarchy, a dynasty, not some silicon valley startup.
@@hgilbert You fail to understand how Western Propaganda created this narrative that we, the Iranian People, bought. The Shah didn’t have to respond to the truth, but to the propaganda against him. The celebration was beneficial to Iran, yet we didn’t see it, and we are now paying a high price for our ignorance. I would also like to ask, are you Iranian?
In the Shah’s defense, a 2500 year anniversary don’t come around that often.
In his offense, you don’t throw a party when your people is starving.
@@photon812 Ir grammar's defence, people ARE starving, not IS starving.
@@gediminasradzevicius2138 In your offense, you're wrong. Plural "is" is proper grammar in e.g. African American Vernacular English. Standard English isn't the only dialect.
@Wertkritik Willi,in Gediminas's defense, everyone speaking broken English can then say that it is their dialect. Which would also mean in Gediminas's offense, that there is no such thing as grammar.
I got to ask princess Anne how the party was
He did so much just to be remembered. Ironically no one really knows abt this event
When did you guys first hear about America overthrowing the democratically elected Mossadegh in 1953?
Did they teach it at school?!
@@robertely686 lmao the only thing we learn abt in the 1900s are
Industrial Revolution
World war 1
Great Depression
World war 2
Cold War
End of school year
@@user-sj1 industrial revolution? Didn't that start in the 1800s, somewhere around the 1860s?
@@amirmokrane366 they call them the “First” and “Second” Industrial Revolution
@@user-sj1 ah okay. Apparently the third industrial revolution might of already happened. Not sure about the fourth.
Very well done!!
That party was worth every penny of the Iranian treasury for those who attended it
Legends says that this party revived the French economy
@Gonzales Frederic has there ever been an accident with nuclear energy generation in France?
@@Nobuna283 no, none.
Congratulations now they Jail iranian women for 30 years for not wearing a burka on their heads.
If you think your country can host a better and bigger party. Well why not? Fifty years have passed since this party and no one has been able to hold such a party yet. It does not matter what the yellow newspapers called it. It will forever remain in the memory of the world
Why revive the French economy? It wasn’t even a billion dollars like the video says.
He made basically the same mistake that French king did before they got beheaded.
And the same mistake that Tsar Nicholas did
Not really the last king of France wasn't the most luxurious but the most weak against the nobility.
What mistake is this?
@@jackyoh971 He wasn't weak. He was in charge of a country already in flames.
@@paungabriel9360 Tsar Nicholas didnt so such thing . His family was already wealthy
Why people destroyed this elegant country and the truly olympic leader
Such an interesting story, I can't believe I had never heard about
me too
same. never heard of this event.
Many of us never knew such an event until now
I have never heard of this until today
The western media will always be negative.
The party is literally a hitman's dream :)
***assasin
@@Berkham1995 *Assassin
@Arnold Jay this is just a joke😐
@Rupert von Platen was thinking the same thing.
Imagine dropping a nuke there
All of you criticizing watched the Queens jubilee that was a billion dollars
Compared to scale of everything else, the 2500 bottles of champagne seems like a weirdly small amount
Guess he never heard about the revolution in France.
well they already had a democratically elected government before US and the Brits did the coup.
you heard but did not read it i am sure... except all the imaginary stories of Louis and Mary
Especially considering the guy went to France to buy everything 😅😅
@@aneeshprasobhan We did and we will again. ;)
...or the revolution in Russia...them Romanovs were as extravagant as the Pahlavis..at least the Shah gets to escape to Egypt...poor Emperor Nicky and his brood all got shot to death..
0:48 - "...not a billion dollars."
1:08 - "...billion dollar party."
Thumbnail - "$635 million"
0.635 "Billion"
@Omar Aguirre It is 635m $ already adjusted for today's value, as stated in the video.
@Omar Aguirre That's OPs point, yes.
this ^^
The whole party costed the dynasty itself, because after that the dynasty collapsed
He said not a million dollars or a billion dollar
The Queen not attending this was quite a statement though
Such a sick party. Shah was a G
Yeh but it cost him everything
Imagine not trying to talk politics at the dinner
Imagine how the other leaders felt after they find out that Iran literally destroy their country because of the party
@@militaryjunkie6207 Well at least the dinner was good.
Mrs Mcgillicutty
True
Mrs Mcgillicutty not true kings of Saudi Arabia was praising him and he was not allowed to sell a barrel of oil with out his permission . He also kissed his hands bowing to him . He was one of the most powerful monarchs.
Abolfazl Daniel Jafari
Powerful but bad, very bad
“Let’s show how great Iran is” .. imports everything from France...
That's a total one sided view of the story.4 member of my family was involved in the efforts made back then to hold that great event.
First "the100(1971"USD") 635 million(2020"USD")" : that number is absolutely a false claim and a hoax because %90 of the job was done by the Iranian army (and they get monthly salary no matter of what they do ). if you think putting on 20 tents and 50 flights to paris and buying food and drink for 600 people will reach that figure, the si,mple answer is" you're wrong"
second "most iranians and foreigners hated the shah and he was quite unpopular" : let me remind you in 1971 one third of every human in this world was under communist rule and if you want to make a reference by a well known leftist-marxist newspaper"ST louis Dispatch" that nobody heard it's name before and make someone like khomeini and show his islamic revolution propaganda ideas like heaven-perfect witch imprisons free journalists and killing people on the streets and etc... i have to tell you this not history reporting, "IT'S Garbage in Garbage out " like Joseph Goebbels documentaries.
third and the last: Iran before 1979 was a Constitutional monarchy(like Uk,spain,sweden,denmark,...) none of our family members was hard-line supporters of the shah and we all know he wasn't an angel like every other leader in the world today: Trump, Modi,Macron... and these were democratic countries, i didn't brought the names of autocrats like Putin,Xi xinping,king salman etc... .
The people whom participated in that great event was NOT building an ego for a Dictator(that you're trying to show), they done it for the Iranian nation that our ancestors built more than 6000 Years ago and she seen Ups and Downs in all these years so we're gonna protect our heritageto the last breath
@@hassangoli8080 that's what is wrong with the human race and its psyche, we believe whatever we assume it must be without trying to pursue a little more to actually uncover the truth by looking at both sides of the story.
and exclude every iranian
It's not like Iran has great Vineyards for wine
It's like saying the world's best food is from the UK
HERPY DERPEDY Before the revolutionary Iran actually had one of the largest winemaking industry in the world centered in the city of Shiraz. In fact, the oldest known evidence of wine was found from an ancient persian clay jar.
where did you get this amount, please provide any verifiable sources
Ty for info
“Thousands of birds which eventually were going to die 3 days later” he was really letting that money fly for real.
More than money , thousands of birds died .
I am really sad THIS time....
It's not about money here anymore....
It's about lives 🥺🥺🥺
Sucks to think about it, seriously.
He had the money and capability and inspiration to do it and to support the history of his country and support the mentality of his people which were downgraded during decades... however, it was the f**ing UK, US and France which they funded and supported the religious Rebels to do revolution and also all of the war in the Middle East to suck the Oil and energy... to reply to this poor and fake and exagerated clip, I should say that expense is nothing compare to the money that US and UK and France and Russia are spending every year for new weapons and bombs to kill innocents people... look at Vietnam, Afghanistan, Syria, Argentina, Korea, Ethiopia...
It is not true, they want to detstroy shah
This should be a movie, and should be directed by Wes Anderson. That would be awesome.
STeyed Shah didn’t wanna sell oil. USA wanted to changed him cause he was too strong and made Iran too strong. What USA didn’t want. Whole video is a bullshit and lie. Signature an Iranian.
Staring Sir Ben Kingsley as the Shah
@@joshkar24 holy sh** ... Ben Kingsley was also the first thought in my mind to play the Shah.
It should be directed by Baz Luhrmann
It would probably cost more than the real thing..😂
That was the most effective party to raise Iranian profile in the world .
First of all that desert is a historical Place (Persepolis 520v.Chr.)Shah chose there because the tomb of Cyrus is there not because we didn’t have Hotels😂Hilton,Sheraton,Ritz etc had chains in Iran.Secondly we are Persian and not Arabs & just Muslims!We are Jewish,Bahai,Zoroastrianism,etc.
It's crazy that something that happened just 50 years ago would be forgotten in the eyes of all people around the globe to the exception of a few.
Scary how time chooses only a few candidates.
NoBodyPlayz because it’s not that historic event “compared to the stuff arabic gulf does rn “except for the fact that it fueled the hate against the dictator
fr how much other history is lost because no one really talks about it
The Iranian current regime erased any historical written before 1979 and they just say they were evil.
@@saeedfatemi681 The scummist move any one person can do is erasing and/or altering history, no matter what happened to you or your ancestors YOU SHOULDNT FUCKING ERASE HISTORY.
If what you said is true then Hmmm
@XXJaycamXX As an Iranian I'm glad that I'm watching this video and learning about my country's history from other countries.
This whole party is just a Hitman2 mission.
nathaniel evans They have to make it a Hitman 2: Mission
Maria Kelly Did you play the games?
lol
iforgotmyusername0 lol indeed
@Lily Blackwell nope, such a party would actually be great way to take out one of the guests(who'd be leaving the comfort of their own country and all the security with it). Let the iranian government and rebels try to blame one another for the fuck up.
My great-grandmother was there!
I need more DETAILS
After the shah left I wonder how Iran is doing compared to the 60s
Between this and the Central African "Empire", it's fair to say that France had plenty of business catering to megalomaniac regimes back then.
It's funny how much money were spent on some stupid ideas of some rulers ("let's build a new luxurious place in the desert for 3 day event" guy and "My country and people are starving, but I'm going to proclaim myself an emperor" retard), but when you think about their people who starved and died or died to illnesses or worked their ass off for some paycheck barely enough to survive, it's quite a sad story honestly. It shows just how unfair life is.
Napstone count me in 😅
The French has plenty of business 😌👀😩😅
Very true. People forget just how heavily France supported oppressive systems...
Great Gatsby: I will throw the most lavish parties.
Iran: *hold my bankruptcy*
Dude I'm gonna steal this. I'll credit you as "some commenter on youtube".
as an iranian, i found this funny. +)
@Sirius Magus yes, i do. How whas inflation ?? I was a soldier in Iraq. Two of the, by far, best officers I ever met were Americans of Iranian extraction. It is sad a great culture was first exploited for the benefit of a few and then alienated by economic sanctions. The Shah could have been the Iranian Ataturk, instead he is just some guy who pissed away the country's wealth and prepared the situation for the Revolution.
Not Iran....The shah...
@Sirius Magus Ok, that doesnt seem to fit into my question or add to the conversation.
Khomini imported from France 1978
And Fyre Fest tried to do the same thing, but in 6 weeks with no money
He spent over half a billion dollars on a party for the leaders of the world, yet when he was exiled none of these leaders gave him a place to die! He was flying from country to country and after months Egypt gave him a spot to bury him.
@tubesrw Also do you know wtf is Iranian Cyber Army? They are getting paid for posting comments!
@tubesrw did you watch the video?
tubesrw I know nothing of the history of this event. But i can guarantee that this party didn’t cost half a bil. Why? Cause even if the fucking air that they breathed was worth every particle of gold, it still wouldn’t be that expensive. You see ‘mil’ written and think that there’s not much difference between saying 100 mil or half a bil. But unless the people of Iran got conned by the histories greatest con artist and bought diamond as grains of sand for the desert this shit was held on. Ain’t no way a half a billion went into this party.
@tubesrw Give me half a billion and I can make it cost that much.
This is so sad.
When you realise too late that you weren't one of the popular kids after all.
Good old Queen Elizabeth dodging pr nightmare like a pro.
well she used common sense
Clever old hag..
QE know she can just invite everyone to her banquet. She is one of the most influential people even in that year.
i think the moustaches did most of the thinking for her
Most likely she was not the party type and was just finding excuses not to go
This made me cry.
It would not be a bad idea if it was continued and used for tourism...it would be a wonderful idea and big tourist attraction. Tourist would flock to this ancient city. No doubt. Just look at cultural village in Saudi Arabia and how famous it. The only difference is the entire cultural village in Saudi was made up from ground but in Iran, they have a great history and they don't have make anything. Such legendary cities they had. And Shah was 50 yrs ahead in his thinkings and was too intelligent for his times... comparing that to today's what does Iran have to boost to the world? Terrorism?
Shah fanboy.
@@JohnCena-ex6zt better than khomeini
@@dynamitebsb4520 Shah was a non-Islamic killer , but still a killer, still a dictator, still a scum, just non-Islamic version of Khomeini. Islamic revolution happened because Shah was cancer. Shah is the reason for today's Iran. Do party with a few elites while allowing rest of the people to starve outside the capital. Wonderful right??? Literally North Korea.
Saudi is a shithole too by the way. Funds wahhabism in central Asia and South Asia while keeping that away from theirs. Cuts journalists into pieces. Murders Yemenis, Wiped out tribes for its NEOM nonsense which somehow manages to sound worse than even those Chinese ghost cities, couldn't even complete the Jeddah tower( started as an ego project to make Dubai look bad), gives death penalty or life imprisonment for just a fucking liking a tweet, assists abusive families in honor-killing their kids who "disappoint" them.
But hey they have got a " good cultural village". Lol what do they have to exhibit in those "cultural villages"???? Technique to behead someone, or cut their limb??? 🏆 🥇 🏅 KSA 😂😂😂
KSA= Iran= reprehensible murder regime. But today's Iran has one redeeming quality. At least Iran does not depend on other countries for basic technology or necessities. Not like KSA with zero innovation and complete oil money buy everything from others.
@@dynamitebsb4520Yeah and by the way. Would rather visit a Syria( had it not been under war and Assad) / Morocco/Tunisia than even step foot in this shithole. 🇸🇦
Yeah but the Shah was a weak leader who could not provide for his people and this led to revolution.
The king missed out on a great opportunity to boost the local economy (by spending most of the budget locally) and become an international hero.
I don't think he was in danger of becoming a hero ever. He was a monarch and people hate his kind
The shah had transformed Iran, the money spent for the party wasn’t much in comparison to Iran’s economy at the time.
This video is simplified propaganda which is probably sponsored by Islamic regime of Iran. Lots of lots of lies. It mentions Iran had highest Number of political prisoners but in reality there were only 300 prisoners. But shortly after revolution only 7000 thousand women and even child were executed by revolutionary butchers! Iran at that time had one of the best economy in Asia.
that's just press, if he were to spend a few billions (in today's money) on his country, it wouldn't have change much and he would still be hated. He made mistakes for more than a decade, a few billions would have near no effect against that. In this exact situation i think throwing a party is not a bad idea in itself if it could raise money from investment, but it was never marketed as such. PR is important
This was an economic move in itself. It encouraged investments and tourism and amped up Irans image.
That smooth transition into the ad made me feel like this was all just a huge buildup to securing my passwords.
only if the Shah had Dashlane.....
Using dashlane only secures your pws from yourself.. they charge a recurring fee to access them after they create them "for free" only on one device..which they know isn't sustainable. You're better off spending $10 on a spiral notebook and a fire proof file box from office depot..
This historical landmark event (not a party, that's for ignorants) honoured King Cyrus and 2,500 years of Persian history and made all these Kings, Queens, Presidents and Prime Ministers from all over the world to honour and respect Iran and the progress the country made economically and socially under the Shah and his amazing Shabanu Farah Diba. It made Iranians proud of their legacy. That was the whole purpose of it, nothing else.
Imagine if they did all that and then realized they forgot to add toilets.
As a teen in 1971 I remember seeing the big photo spread in Life magazine of this big party. Eight years later...
Are you really 70 years old or is this a joke??
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Me: I waste so much in my life.
Shah of Iran: Hold my wealth.
America: Hold my debt
Britain:hold my tea
I'm disappointed in my country
Ikr.. That's what I thought in myself, too 😅
😂😂
It was a landmark party which contributed to the confirmation of 2500 years of Persian independence, sovereignty and glory under Monarchs of distinguished leadership of brave kings.
Excellent!!! Factual, unprejudiced, impartial, dispassionate, objective HISTORY.......❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
man i expected a normal youtube documentary but this is a masterpiece well done research and all good job
Exactly , it's like watching a well produced documentary
Better than BBC
this is complete garbage , all lies.
Well you could have mentioned that he was only able to overthrow Iran's democratically elected government with the help of the USA who were not so happy with Iran's democracy because the people somehow thought they could decide over the oil digging rights in their country just because they were a democracy.
Me too
Waiter: Sir , heres your bill
Shah: my people will pay
KH sounds like what is happening in my country right now in 2020. I’m from Thailand.
@@praeborahae229 isn't king is with consorts in Germany?
epic
@@ssnaut1871 yes. such an a**h*le
@@ssnaut1871 ???In germany the emperor had only one wife. No consorts or anything, officially at least. And the emperor was kicked off his throne when several commoner parties took over and ended the first world war, which made them not popular in the very royalist germany.
Interesting I watched this documentary on tv as a young kid years ago it's still interesting.
Thanks!
Groovin so hard the country falls apart
3 x 23 I LOVEEE THAT
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There reason was UK and cia not a party... amazing how blind some people can be and so dumb that you believe everything a videos says.
With this documentary, I understand why the Iranians at that time wanted to overthrow the Shah.
Now, Iranian are pissed of their decision. Crying over our current Islamic regime. Which spends much MUUUUCH greater money on supporting terrorism and war. Spreading terror and "WORD OF DEATH" all around the middle east. Causing chaos and mismanagement in Iran. Before the revolution, Iran was a safe, calm country Best place for tourism and peaceful gathering of nationalities. yes, indeed, Iran wasn't fully developed, But, It was slowly moving ahead, like other countries.
Now, Iranian people don't have any respect around the world, they think of us as wild terrorist people.
at embassies, airports and other places overseas, they treat us like some inferior people.
It's what the revolution brought, chaos and word of death.
Shah, even with his disqualified manners, had a peaceful vision.
in an alternate reality, we could maybe meet in a bar on the islands of Iran.
Having a genuine discussion with freedom and peace of mind.
Best,
@Hernando Malinche You guys are both clearly making so many assumptions... But man, are you sure the collapse of their economy wasn't responsible for both more women working and fewer births?
... I mean they just recently only broke the halfway mark of their former GDP per capita... And that's with the help of all the extra women now in the workforce...
But then you're neglecting the absolutely massive increase in demand, (and therefore price) for crude in a country which supplies double what it consumes.
...that's 3x the price at little change in drilling costs (in Iran's case), for an export that makes up almost 1/3 of their economy, due purely to *_outside_* factors
...that's like if 3 Trillion dollars per year randomly started growing on trees in the USA, but despite that, and despite everyone's wife getting a job for the first time ever, the income of the nation was somehow only half as much as before.
...but then I told you everything is much better there now.
Now I could understand some people (in the city, at least), being more unhappy back then despite having (basically quadruple the [expendable] income), simply due to the cultural shocks that went on in the 50s to early 60s..( I've experienced that myself..). But even if that was the case, and even if it didn't resolve on its own in time and strict adheerence to Shia faith was the only way, people can do that on their own without a national mandate.. The real issue is everyone outside the cities: they are hard up today.
@@SuperPhunThyme9 You missed the part about sanctions. Also, data shows that there is a negative correlation between wealth and population growth. Better economy => less kids.
@Bert Actual Iranian here, born and raised in Iran in a middle-class family. Name one country that respects Iran that is not a terrorist Islamist, or a Commie?
and to the rest of you lot, actual Iranians today (the majority of which is under 35/40 years old), regret the revolution and abolition of the monarchy, and many are calling for the return to the CONSTITUTIONAL monarchy, as seen in the protests of the last 2 years. I'm not saying EVERYONE wants this, but "long live the king", "Reza Shah, rest in peace" and the likes of these have been some of the loudest voices chanted in the streets of Iran.
Plus, I think it would be foolish to mention this "party" (which was the celebration of 25th anniversary of a nation, and attracted lots of tourists, put Iran in the minds of foreign people as a civilized country) as the reason the monarchy "fell", and not mention the Oil Crisis on the 70s (particularly 73/4) in which the West wanted low price oil, and simultaneously wanted to sell ITS products with "normal" prices. the Shah stood against this, and then we have the Conference of Guadeloupe, and some times later, the Shah falls.
let's not forget that according to recently declassified documents of the US, Jimmy Carter was in touch with the damned Khomeini, and supported his cause, sth that the next president, Ronald Reagan called "a betrayal of a key alley".
so please, I urge all of you, to stop with ur "assumptions" and ur "occident-centric history", and go talk to an actual Iranian who lives in Iran, and see what they have to say.
@daniel albo indeed!
because he could and we could !!!! we the people of Iran are proud of this. and people who don't know much about Iran ,should refrain from commenting ,for it just shows their ignorance including that of the maker of this video !!
Why should people refrain from commenting. It’s clear and very well documented what this wanna be great king did to his country. Speak for yourself, if you like to suck some rich guys balls please do so but refrain from calling it “We”. Also with your complete German name I highly doubt that your parents are both Iranian.
😂😂😂😂. You are proud for French food and French dress in Iranian party and Iranian people were not allowed to watch party events 😂😂😂.
so the fyre festival of our parents era, ok
The type of parties James Bond would attend to spy on a wealthy elite who's secretly a criminal mastermind
20:00 - 21:00 😅
Literally
What I think my party looks like after spending more than $50 on it
Chuck Nourrizzz the fact that he used “YEET” incorrectly makes it more cringy
Oridux - 😂 same
Well apparently you don't know what is a desert! Because those tents and this party held in a meadow.
Someone in a documentary I watched about this party said it was "like something out of a James Bond movie."
If you're a monarch and wondering how to lose your throne, here's how you do it.
in ancient persia, every nowrouz they would go to persepolis or pasargad to party , exactly like what Shah did . You shouldn't make fun of a culture
@@mah.k.1579 I'm not making fun of a culture - merely a man's poor decisions which contributed to him losing his throne.
Not just the throne! The whole chain of kings from 3000 years ago!!!
And if you are a revolutionary don't make the mistake of overthrowing your leader and become a religious communist State or any kind of a communist State with only a one Party system of voting that prevents change. Iranians have less and less freedom every year while the Saudi people under the new King are acquiring more and more freedoms with modernization.
@@samualcrocket1405 Iranians don't like freedom.
Looking at this party from an event managing perspective, this party is freaking awesome. The amount of details are unbelievable. THIS is how you throw a party.
you took the words right out of my mouth. any criticism is just jealousy.
@@XSmithBrian The video is already titled 'the world's greatest party'. I don't think anyone here is criticizing the party itself.
R G Smith the criticism is his leadership. he had a country to run.
It becomes more mind-blowing when you see the abject poverty of more than half of the Iranian citizens
@@annahollander111 what's mine blowing is how full of s*** some people like yourself are that you get your facts from a BS video on TH-cam and then act like you're a witness because you watched the BS video lol
Thank you for this masterpiece although I never knew about such party until this video!! Felt like watching some netflix documentary 👏👏👏👏 aweosme research of the details!
The shah should have organised the fyre festival.
Underrated comment
I thought the same thing! 😂
shah rule lezgooo
Onigashima?
He would rather invent a paradise to impress strangers than help his own. 🤦🏻♂️
Non-white nationalism in a nutshell.
thats in iranians nature..lol
its crazy how the shah was so fearless of the prople of iran whose of 50% are not rich and spent all of this money in a "party" like where is the fuck is the parliament !!!!
Imagine if the Shah decided to make the celebration of the 2500th anniversary of the Persian Empire a national holiday? Then everyone can join in the celebration and have a party. This would have been good for public order, too, and he would not have to deploy the secret police. Maybe the establishment of the Archaemened Empire can be celebrated as a public holiday in nations like Iran, Iraq and Syria? I suppose other Persian nations like Afghanistan, Lebanon and Tajikistan can obsereve this holiday, too, if they wish.
Russian Oligarchs: We throw the most crazy parties.
Shah: Hold my monarchy 👑
Ayatollah: Sure, I can hold that right here under my crazy hat
Oh did you know that the crown mohammad reza shah pahlavi wore has more jewelry than either of the uk's royal crowns.