Paramount Crossroads (, ), also known as 15 Khordad Crossroads (, ), is a major intersection in a heavily traveled and central area in Shiraz, Iran."لیست امکانات مرتبط با شهرداری در محدوده شهرداری منطقه دو" (in Persian). Shiraz News Agency. Retrieved 22 January 2012."تلویزیونهای شهری" (in Persian). ranginkamantv.com. Retrieved 27 January 2012. It is the junction of Enqelab-e Eslami Street, Lotfali Khan Street and Qasrodasht Street."نقشه تصويري شهر شيراز" (in Persian). shiraz.ir. Retrieved 27 January 2012. There is a fuel station docked on the intersection and Zaytoon Shopping Center is in the immediate area. The junction is often used as an assembly point for protests.
History The intersection derives its two names from the Paramount Cinema (Persian: , named after the American company Paramount Pictures) (in Persian). Cinema Shahr Institute. Retrieved 27 January 2012."سینماهای شیراز؛ در گذرگاه تاریخ" [Cinemas of Shiraz] (in Persian). Asr-e Mardom. Retrieved 27 January 2012. and 15 Khordad.
Infrastructure As of November 2011, the intersection has outdoor loudspeakers that are part of a system used for audio broadcasts across the city.
Demonstrations As per the International Quran News Agency, in 2009, demonstrators rallied in support of the Palestinian people at the intersection. As per the International Quran News Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, Jamejam and the Iranian Students News Agency; in 2010 and 2011, it was selected as the venue for a march held in commemoration of the Iranian Revolution's 30th and 31st anniversaries, respectively."فارس یکپارچه شور و شعور انقلاب بود". Iranian Students News Agency. Retrieved 23 January 2012."حضور باشكوه ايرانيان در 22بهمن". Jamejam. Retrieved 22 January 2012. As per Khabar Farsi, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, the Islamic Republic News Agency, and the Shiraz News Agency; in 2011, it was the site of Quds Day rallies. "ساعت و مسیر راهپیمائی روز قدس در شیراز اعلام شد". Shiraz News Agency. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
Transportation
Streets Enqelab-e Eslami Street Lotfali Khan Street Qasroddasht Street
Buses Route 4 Route 18 Route 90 Route 91 Route 155
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