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Azadi Tower

Der Freiheitsturm ist das Wahrzeichen des modernen Teheran, der Hauptstadt des Iran. Er liegt im Stadtteil Tarascht.

Der Turm wurde zwischen 1969 und 1971 anlässlich des 2500-jährigen Jubiläums der iranischen Monarchie noch unter dem Namen Shahyad-Turm (übersetzt etwa: „Denkmal der Schahs“) erbaut.[1][2] Nach der Iranischen Revolution von 1979 wurde er in Azadi-Turm umbenannt.

Der vom iranischen Architekten Hossein Amanat im Auftrag von Schahbanu Farah Pahlavi gebaute Turm ist 45 Meter hoch und stellt eine Verbindung aus Islamischer Architektur und des Stiles der Sassaniden dar. Er ist völlig eingedeckt mit über 25.000 weißen, in Isfahan gebrochenen Marmorsteinen. Der Turm ist Teil des Azadi-Kulturkomplexes, der auf dem über 50.000 m² großen Azadi-Platz in Teheran zu finden ist. Unter dem Turm befinden sich ein Museum und mehrere Springbrunnen.

The Azadi Tower translated: Freedom Tower), previously known as the Shahy English: King Memorial Tower), is the symbol of Tehran, the capital of Iran, and marks the west entrance to the city.
The architect, Hossein Amanat, won a competition to design the monument, which combines elements of Sassanid and Islamic architecture. Amanat, a Baha'i, was driven from the country by the revolution against the Shah of Iran and the removal of religious pluralism.[1] It is part of the Azadi cultural complex, located in Tehran's Azadi Square in an area of some 50,000 m². There are several fountains around the base of the tower and a museum underground. The iconic Monument des Martyrs in Algiers (built, 1982) shows a strong influence by this monument, in its general design as well as its details.

Built with white marble stone from the Esfahan region, there are eight thousand blocks of stone. The stones were all located and supplied by Ghanbar Rahimi, whose knowledge of the quarries was second to none and who was known as "Soltan-e Sang-e Iran" (Iran's Sultan of stone). The shape of each block was calculated by computer, and programmed to include all the instructions for the building's work. The actual construction of the tower was carried out, and supervised by Iran's finest master stonemason, Ghaffar Davarpanah Varnosfaderani. The main financing was provided by a group of five hundred Iranian industrialists. The inauguration took place on October 16, 1971.

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