The Milad Tower
is a multi-purpose tower in Tehran, Iran. It is the sixth-tallest tower and the world’s first telecommunication tower in terms of the usage area of the top structure and the tallest tower in Iran and the 24th-tallest freestanding structure in the world. The construction of the tower took about 11 years and 7 months.It is located between Shahrak-e Gharb and the district of Gisha, standing at 435 meters from the base to the tip of the antenna.The head consists of a large pod with 12 floors, the roof of which is at 315 meters.The tower is a part of the International Trade and Convention Center of Tehran, which also includes a five-star hotel, a convention center, a world trade center, and an IT park.It is the regular host site of the Fajr International Film Festival, Iran’s most prominent film festival.
The Sa’dabad Complex
is an 80 hectare complex built by the Qajar and Pahlavi monarchs, located in Shemiran, Greater Tehran, Iran. Today, the official residence of the President of Iran is located adjacent to the complex.The complex includes natural forest, streets, qanats, galleries, mansions/palaces, and museums.
The complex was initially built and inhabited in the 19th century by the Qajar shahs. After extensive expansions, Reza Shah of the Pahlavi dynasty resided there from the 1920s until his exile in 1941. His son, Mohammad Reza Shah, moved there in the 1970s. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter stayed in the palace during a visit to Iran to guarantee U.S. support for the regime.After the 1979 Revolution, the complex became a public museum. On 17 March 2026, multiple palaces in the complex were damaged by shockwaves from airstrikes in the 2026 Iran war.
