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The Azadi Tower ((ペルシア語:برج آزادی) ''Borj-e Āzādī'', literally the "Freedom Tower" or "Liberty Tower"), formerly known as the Shahyad Tower ( ''Borj-e Shahyād'', meaning "King's Memorial Tower"), is a monument in Tehran City, the capital of Iran, marking the west entrance to the city, and one of the symbols of the city. ==Construction== The architect, Hossein Amanat, won a competition to design the monument, which combines elements of the architecture of Sassanid and Achaemenid eras, and Post-Islamic Iranian architecture.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BBC فارسی - ايران - 'برج آزادی پس از۲۰ سال شسته می شود' )〕 Amanat, a Baha'i, was driven from the country by the Revolution of 1979 and the removal of religious pluralism.〔http://www.cbc.ca/news/citizenbytes/2009/06/iran_monument_daughter_of_the_1.html〕 This tower is part of the Azadi Cultural Complex, located in Tehran's Azadi Square in an area of some 50,000 m². There are several fountains around the base of the tower and a museum underground. Built with white marble stone from the Isfahan Province, it includes eight thousand blocks of stone. The stones were all located and supplied by Ghanbar Rahimi, whose knowledge of the quarries was second to none and who was known as "Soltan e Sang e Iran" (Iran's Sultan of Stone). The shape of each block was calculated by computer, and programmed to include all the instructions for the building's work. The actual construction of the tower was carried out, and supervised by Iran's finest master stonemason, Ghaffar Davarpanah Varnosfaderani. The main financing was provided by a group of five hundred Iranian industrialists. The inauguration took place on October 16, 1971. The iconic Monument des Martyrs in Algiers (built, 1982) shows a strong influence by this monument, in its general design as well as its details. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Azadi Tower」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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