Azadi Tower
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Azadi Tower is an iconic white marble monument in Tehran, Iran, symbolizing the city’s modern identity and serving as a major cultural and historical landmark.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shahyad Tower | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
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monument ⓘ symbol of Tehran ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Hossein Amanat ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Persian Revival architecture
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modern architecture ⓘ |
| builtToCommemorate | 2500th anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| contains |
exhibition spaces
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museum ⓘ observation deck ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| featuredIn | tourism posters of Iran ⓘ |
| featuredOn | Iranian postage stamps ⓘ |
| formerName |
Azadi Tower
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Shahyad Tower
|
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 35.6994 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 51.3375 ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
combination of pre-Islamic and Islamic Iranian motifs
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geometric patterns ⓘ illuminated facade at night ⓘ large central arch ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural landmark
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historical landmark ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ |
| height | approximately 45 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | registered national monument of Iran ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Azadi Square
ⓘ
Tehran ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Iran Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mehrabad International Airport ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
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white marble ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
One World Trade Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Freedom Tower
|
| ownedBy |
Tehran Municipality
ⓘ
surface form:
Municipality of Tehran
|
| partOf |
Azadi Square
ⓘ
surface form:
Azadi Cultural Complex
|
| renamedAfter | Iranian Revolution ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Iranian national identity
ⓘ
freedom ⓘ modern identity of Tehran ⓘ |
| usedFor |
national celebrations
ⓘ
political demonstrations ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1971 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shahyad Tower