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Azadi Tower
Sign in to saveAlso known as Borj-e Azadi, Shahyād Āryāmehr, King Memorial Tower, Shah Memorial Tower, Freedom Tower, Liberty Tower, Shahyad Tower
tower in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
Key facts
- Former names
- Shahyad Tower (tr. Shah's Memorial Tower)
- Etymology
- Freedom Tower
- Location
- Tehran , Iran
- Opened
- January 14, 1972
- Inaugurated
- October 16, 1971
- Cost
- $6 million
- Client
- Council of Celebrations
- Roof
- 45 m (148 ft)
- Architect
- Hossein Amanat
- Structural engineer
- Ove Arup & Partners
- Main contractor
- MAP Company
- Designated
- March 17, 1975
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- architectural landmark
- Part of
- Azadi Square
- Country
- Iran
- Located in
- Tehran
- Elevation
- 1183
- Material used
- granite
- Image
- Azadi Tower, Tehran.jpg
- Height
- 45
- Length
- 63
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- Azadi Tower
- architect
- Hossein Amanat
- heritage designation
- Iranian National Heritage
- native label
- برج آزادی
- commemorates
- 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire
- date of official opening
- 1971-10-16
- directions
- خ آزادی، میدان آزادی
- commissioned by
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
- located on street
- Azadi Square
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Encyclopedic overview
The Azadi Tower (Persian: برج آزادی, romanized: Borj-e Āzādi, lit. 'Freedom Tower'), also known by its former name, the Shahyad Tower (Persian: برج شهیاد, romanized: Borj-e Šahyād, lit. 'Shah's Memorial Tower'), is a monument at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran. It is one of Tehran's landmarks, once marking the westernmost entrance to the city, and is part of the Azadi Cultural Complex, which also includes an underground museum.
With a Persian-inspired architecture, the tower is about 45 metres (148 ft) tall and is completely clad in cut marble. It was commissioned by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, to mark the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire and was completed in 1971.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Azadi Tower” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.