Former U.S. embassy in Tehran is a chilling museum complete with skeletal Statue of Liberty and ghostly waxworks . Embassy garnered worldwide attention in November 1979 when revolutionary students took dozens of staff hostage . Story inspired the film Argo , starring Ben Affleck , and the building looks almost identical to portrayal in the movie . Every year , Iran commemorates anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution with its Ten Days of Dawn celebrations . On the final day , mass rallies and anti-western protests take place and the country 's president addresses his people . Photographer Brook Mitchell , 36 , travelled to Iran and captured pictures of 'celebrations ' and the marine guard .
Former U.S. embassy in Tehran is a chilling museum complete with skeletal Statue of Liberty and ghostly waxworks . Embassy garnered worldwide attention in November 1979 when revolutionary students took dozens of staff hostage . Story inspired the film Argo , starring Ben Affleck , and the building looks almost identical to portrayal in the movie . Every year , Iran commemorates anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution with its Ten Days of Dawn celebrations . On the final day , mass rallies and anti-western protests take place and the country 's president addresses his people . Photographer Brook Mitchell , 36 , travelled to Iran and captured pictures of 'celebrations ' and the macabre museum .