Milad Tower, Communication tower in District 2, Tehran, Iran
Milad Tower is a 435-meter telecommunications and observation tower between Shahrak-e Gharb and Gisha in Tehran. Its concrete shaft rises about 315 meters to a 12-floor steel head weighing some 25,000 tonnes, topped by a four-stage antenna mast of about 120 meters. The head holds closed and open observation decks, a revolving restaurant, galleries and a glass sky dome at 302 meters.
Planning for this tower began in the second half of the 1970s as part of an urban development project in central Tehran. After years of interruptions, construction resumed in earnest during the late 1990s and finally reached completion in 2008.
The tower's name, Milad, means "birth" and was chosen in 2001 for the 100th birthday of Ruhollah Khomeini. The octagonal base refers to traditional Iranian architecture. The Sky Dome, a 13-metre glass dome at 302 metres, holds artworks based on Iranian myths and ancient narratives. The complex hosts cultural weeks of different countries and Iranian provinces, and regularly hosts the Fajr International Film Festival.
Several elevators bring visitors up to different levels within a few minutes, with upper observation platforms offering open views across the city. The complex provides large parking areas below, making arrival by private vehicle convenient.
The tower's head is a steel structure weighing about 25,000 tonnes and holding 12 floors, from the closed and open observation decks up to the Sky Dome at 302 metres. The four-stage antenna mast above it is about 120 metres tall; its lower level carries public users' telecommunication antennas, while the three upper levels serve Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.
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