If you ever visit to Iran of course you know this building? This is a Tower which is located in the Iranian capital Tehran which is the Azadi Tower. Located at the entrance to the city, standing strong like a long tower watches the whole city from above. The building was designed by Hossein Amanat, a Canadian Iranian origin who actually fled the country after the Revolution of 1979 and who won a contest organized for the occasion. The tower was supposed to be built in the 2500 anniversary of the Persian Empire, but actually means the end of the Pahlavi dynasty then ruling Iran.

The tower is 50 metres tall and it was finished in 1971, under the close surveillance of one of the best people in the field -Iran’s finest master stonemason, Ghaffar Davarpanah Varnosfaderani. The monument id made of huge blocks of white marble whose dimensions were calculated with the help of a computer, so that they could match perfectly. They used eight thousand blocks of marble that was brought from the Esfahan region, famous for its quarries.

The tower has both Islamic influences, but pre-Islamic, too and it combines in a very creative manner the traditional Iranian architecture with modern elements and an original vision. Nowadays it is used for cultural purposes and also houses museums in the basement and souvenir shops for those visiting Iran. As I said before it is Tehran’s landmark.

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