Editing Azadi Tower (section)

===Name===
The first name associated with this monument was ''Darvāze-ye Kuroš'' ("Gate of Cyrus"), and at the time of the Centenary Celebrations, [[Asadollah Alam]], who chaired the Council of Celebrations, referred to the monument as ''Darvāze-ye Šāhanšāhi'' ("Imperial Gate"). The monument's ultimate official name was decided before the announcement of the competition for the monument's design in September 1966. Bahram Farahvashi, a scholar and professor of ancient Iranian languages who worked with the Council of Celebrations, came up with the officially designated name of the structure, ''Šahyād Āryāmehr''.<ref name="Khashayar">{{Cite web| url = http://summit.sfu.ca/item/15619| title = A Monument of Destiny: Envisioning A Nation's Past, Present, and Future Through Shahyad/Azadi| last = Khashayar| first = Hemmati| date = 2015-08-20| website = summit.sfu.ca| access-date = 2016-02-28}}</ref> Built in 1971 in commemoration of the [[2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire|2,500th year of the foundation of the Persian Empire]], this "gateway into Tehran" was named the ''Šahyād'' ("Shah's Memorial") in honor of the [[Shah]] ([[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]]), but was later renamed ''Āzādi'' ("Freedom") following the [[Iranian revolution|1979 revolution]].