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Iran · Art & Architecture · Hard
The Azadi Tower in Tehran, completed in 1971, was built to commemorate what?
- A The Constitutional Revolution
- B The nationalization of oil
- C The founding of Tehran
- D 2,500 years of the Persian Empire ✓
Originally named the Shahyad Tower, it anchored the 1971 celebrations of 2,500 years of monarchy since Cyrus the Great; it was renamed Azadi ('Freedom') after 1979.