Azadi Sport Complex

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Azadi Sport Complex
مجموعه ورزشی آزادی
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Full nameAzadi Sport Complex
Former namesAryamehr Sports Complex
LocationTehran, Iran
Coordinates35°43′24″N 51°16′24″E / 35.72333°N 51.27333°E / 35.72333; 51.27333Coordinates: 35°43′24″N 51°16′24″E / 35.72333°N 51.27333°E / 35.72333; 51.27333
Main venueAzadi Stadium
Capacity: 78,116
OwnerMinistry of Sport and Youth
Construction
Opened1 September 1974 (1974-09-01)
ArchitectAbdol-Aziz Farmanfarmaian & Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
BuilderArme Construction Company
Website
azadisportcomplex.com

The Āzādi Sport Complex (Persian: مجموعه ورزشی آزادی) formerly known as Āryāmehr Sports Complex (Persian: مجموعه ورزشی آریامهر) is the national sports complex of Iran based in Tehran. It is the biggest sports complex in Iran. The massive Azadi Stadium is located within the walls of this complex. It was designed by Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian along with the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings & Merill, and constructed by Iran's Arme Construction Company.

The complex was initially built for the 1974 Asian Games, with a future Olympic Games bid in mind. A year later it was showcased as Tehran's short-lived bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

Facilities

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2018-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Azadi Shooting Complex". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-10-20.

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