Azadi Square

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Azadi Square

Freedom Square
Native name	Meydāne Āzādi (Persian)
Former name(s)	Shahyad Square
Area	6.8 ha (17 acres)
Location	Tehran, Iran
Coordinates	35°41′59″N 51°20′14″E / 35.69972°N 51.33722°E / 35.69972; 51.33722
North	Mohammad Ali Jenah Expressway
East	Azadi Street
South	Saidi Expressway
West	Karaj Makhsus (Special) Road
Other
Designer	Hossein Amanat

Azadi Square (Persian: میدان آزادی Meydāne Āzādi meaning "Freedom Square" or "Liberty Square"), formerly known as Shahyad Square (Persian: میدان شهیاد Meydāne Ŝahyād meaning "Remembrance of [the] Shah Square"), is a mainly green city square in Tehran, Iran. It hosts as its centerpiece the Azadi Tower. The tower and square were commissioned by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, to mark the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire.