Milad Tower

🕰️When was it built?

Construction began in the winter of 1997–98 and took eleven years. The project was first called Yadman and was renamed Milad Tower in 2001. The tower opened on 7 October 2008; its architect was Mohammad Reza Hafezi.

🏛️What was it built for?

The tower was built to improve telecommunications and radio and TV coverage in Tehran, and it was also meant to be a symbol of the city. So alongside the broadcasting equipment it has an observation deck, cultural spaces, restaurants and a convention centre.

👀What you will see

• The tall shaft and the wide head of the tower can be seen from much of Tehran.
• Open and enclosed observation decks for looking out over the city are in the upper part of the tower.
• The Sky Dome, at a height of 302 metres, has a glass covering 13 metres high.
• On the octagonal wall in the middle of the dome are artworks on the myths and old stories of Iran.
• Art galleries and a museum of famous Iranians are among the cultural spaces set up alongside its telecom role.

💡Something interesting

Several places in Tehran were studied before the hills of Gisha were chosen. That is why the tower stands on high ground, and it is not only the height of the structure itself that makes it visible from so far away.

🎒Good to know before you go