Azadi Square
City square in Tehran, Iran / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Azadi Square (Persian: میدان آزادی Meydāne Āzādi meaning "Freedom Square" or "Liberty Square"), formerly known as Shahyad Square (Persian: میدان شهیاد Meydāne Ŝahyād meaning "Remembrance of [the] Shah Square"), is a mainly green city square in Tehran, Iran. It hosts as its centerpiece the Azadi Tower. The tower and square were commissioned by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, to mark the 2,500th year of the foundation of the Imperial State of Iran.
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Freedom Square | |
Native name | Meydāne Āzādi (Persian) |
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Former name(s) | Shahyad Square |
Area | 6.8 ha (17 acres) |
Location | Tehran, Iran |
Coordinates | 35°41′59″N 51°20′14″E |
North | Mohammad Ali Jenah Expressway |
East | Azadi Street |
South | Saidi Expressway |
West | Karaj Makhsus (Special) Road |
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Designer | Hossein Amanat |
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