HSBC Building Public Deposited
The HSBC Building was originally built for the British Bank of the Middle East (BBME). BBME started as the Imperial Bank of Persia in 1889. At the time, it was the first modern bank in Iran. In 1952, the bank exited the Iranian market and was later renamed the British Bank of the Middle East (BBME). In 1959, BBME was acquired by HSBC.