Tehran's Azadi Tower, witness to history, victim of neglect. By Yeganeh Torbati. February 20, 2013 2:28 PM UTC Updated February 20, 2013 ... renaming it Azadi, or Freedom. ...

A boy carries an Iranian flag in front of Azadi tower in Tehran on Feb. 11, 2020. Vahid Salemi / AP file The couple's story quickly spread among supporters of the protests on social media.

In January 1972 a vast new monument was opened to the public in Tehran. It was called 'Shahyad' and was dedicated to centuries of Iranian royalty. Hossein Amanat was the young architect employed ...

Teheran's Freedom Tower. Witness History. In January 1972 a vast new monument was opened to the public in Tehran. It was called 'Shahyad' and was dedicated to centuries of Iranian royalty.

Teheran's Freedom Tower. Up next. Zaha Hadid's Cincinnati Arts Center. The Shard. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster. ... A vast new monument was opened to the public in Tehran in early 1972.