Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Milad Tower (Borje Milad)

Borj-e Milad (aka Milad Tower, Persian: برج میلاد ) (Persian: birth) is the tallest tower in Iran. Built in between the Shahrak-e Gharb and Gisha districts of Tehran, it stands 435 m (1,427 ft) high from base to tip of the antenna. The head consists of a large pod with 12 floors, the roof of which is at 315 m (1,033 ft). Below this is a staircase and elevators to reach the area. Milad tower is the fourth tallest tower in the world after the 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.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes We Can, Yes Iranian Can

Anonymous said...

so Sad, people are dying of hunger and murder and people are excited about some stupid tower, Look at Dubai we should have better and more buildings than them... So sad how behind our country is...