Recognition of Economical Political Factors In Public Spaces Place Shaping Process. Case study: Toopkhane square of Tehran

Public space is a primary ingredient in urban environment. Spaces in which social life of people takes place. It contains important events and points of fracture in the history of time. Studying the place shaping process of a public space begins with a look to the past. This continuum is situated in both place and time, it can help us connect our lives with the lives of people who were living hundreds of years ago, and disclose the reality of how public spaces are shaped and altered through a radiological analysis . Considering the fact that, our obsession with the pastoral view that sees history as a perfect prescription for all times does not work here, we must have a learning perspective on history. Drawing from historical-analytical research ; this paper unveils the forces and power relationships through Ghajar and pahlavi era and the recent decades, during which _ Toopkhane square as an example of a public space_ is shaped. The findings demonstrates that the significant role this space had in people s social life and it s dialectical relationship with the city, has been faded over time. Therefore as Marshal Berman says, learning from history is not necessarily repeating it. Maybe we should learn from our previous mistakes and admit that our influence today is less significant than we like to imagine.