Fourth tallest tower; Milad!
Milad Tower or Borj-e Milad is the tallest tower in Iran and fourth tallest tower in the world after CN Tower in Toronto, Ostankino Tower in Moscow, and the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai. It is also currently 12th tallest freestanding structure in the world.
Groundbreaking of this tower started in 1999 in Tehran and Dr. Mohammadreza Hafezi desined it.It stands 435m high from base to tip of the antenna.
Milad is one of the parts of the project of ” The Tehran International and convention Centre “, this project includes the Milad telecommunication tower offering restaurants at the top with spectacular views of Tehran, a five-star hotel, a convention center, a world trade center, and an IT park (to be completed by March 2007).
Milad is the eye of the Southwest Asia and shows powerful and advanced Iranian techniques in architecture.
Amir said,
December 19, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Thanks for your introduction of Milad Tower, keep up good work
Sam said,
January 2, 2009 at 2:33 am
“Groundbreaking of this tower started in 1999″ it is not true!!!!
it was strated way earlier.