Borj-e Milad

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = Milad Tower


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location = flagicon|IRN Tehran, Iran
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groundbreaking = 1999
constructed = 2007
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opening = 2008|demolished =
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use = Communications Tower
antenna_spire = convert|435.0|m|ft|0|abbr=on
roof = convert|315.0|m|ft|0|abbr=on
top_floor = 12
floor_count = 12
elevator_count = 6
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floor_area = 154,000 m²
architect = flagicon|IRN Dr. Mohammad Reza Hafezi
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contractor = flagicon|IRN Yadman Sazeh Co.
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management = flagicon|IRN Yadman Sazeh Co.
references = [http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=6767] [http://www.yadman.ir/]

Borj-e Milad (aka Milad Tower, PerB| برج میلاد ) ( _fa. birth) is the tallest tower in Iran. Built in between the Shahrak-e Gharb and Gisha districts of Tehran, it stands convert|435|m|ft|0|abbr=on high from base to tip of the antenna. The head consists of a large pod with 12 floors, the roof of which is at convert|315|m|ft|0|abbr=on. 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.

Milad tower is part of "The Tehran International Trade and Convention Center". Scheduled for completion in late 2009, the 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). The complex seeks to respond to the needs of business in the globalized world of the 21st century by offering facilities combining trade, information, communication, convention and accommodation all in one place.

The complex features a parking area of 27,000 square meters, a large computer and telecommunication unit, a cultural and scientific unit, a commercial transaction center, a temporary showroom for exhibiting products, a specialized library, an exhibition hall and an administrative unit. Milad Tower has an octagonal base, symbolizing traditional Persian architecture.

Ranks

*Tallest tower in Southwest Asia
*World's 4th tallest tower

Gallery

ee also

*List of towers
*List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
*List of tallest freestanding structures in the world

External links

* [http://www.yadman.ir/ Official website of the contractor]