Azadi Tower

Azadi Tower, located in Tehran, Iran, was previously known as Shahyad Tower. After the Islamic Revolution the name was changed to Azadi Tower.

The idea for building Azadi Tower dates back to the time when the capital city was stuck in the middle of urban development. In that time, the western gateway to the city (around today's Azadi square) was kind of classic and didn’t have a distinguished and modern form, while the international airport of Tehran, Mehrabad, was located in this area and was the entrance to the country. On the other hand, in 1971, the 2500-year-old imperial celebrations was supposed to be held and high-ranking officials were invited from all over the world. Considering the importance of this area to the authorities, they decided to design a monument as "the symbol of Tehran" and " the symbol of Modern Iran" which would represent the historical, cultural and art backgrounds of Iran. Therefore, a contest was held in 1966 and different designs were received by judges among which the design of Hossein Amanat was accepted, and finally, was built by this prominent Iranian architect in 1970.

Azadi Tower is generally 45m and consists of four floors: Iranian studies' hall, passageway of ancestors, the mirror hall, the gallery and the library.

What makes this tower to be one of the most important city attractions of Tehran, is its incredible and syncretic architecture which was built by an inspiration of the architectures from Achaemenid, Sassanid and Islamic era.