Milad Tower in Tehran

History of the construction of Tehran Milad Tower: The sky is near

In 1991, a tower was to be built in Tehran to solve the telecommunication and televisional problems of Tehran. The tower construction project began in 1997. 

After its completion, it was supposed to be known as one of the national symbols of Tehran and Iran, and in addition to the telecommunications center, it also became a recreational and tourist place.

So there were various facilities in the tower, including the Art Gallery, Tehran Platform, Revolving Restaurant, and International Conference Hall.

Milad Tower Museums

In this section we want to introduce all of museums in Milad Tower. Let's see it together.

Milad Tower Hall of Fame Museum in a closed platform

This platform is our first offer for history lovers. If you are one of those people who are passionate about history and especially iconic characters, we suggest visiting the Milad Tower Museum of Fame. 

Located at a height of 271 meters, the museum houses sculptures of prominent scientific, historic and cultural figures such as Sohrab Sepehri, Shahid Chamran, and Simin Daneshvar.

The sculptures of the famous Milad Tower Museum have been made to be as natural as possible so that they can better communicate with the audience. 

The Milad Tower Hall of Fame Museum is on the fifth floor of the tower and a place for displaying works by artists.

1. Milad Tower Revolving Restaurant

You must have heard the name of the Milad Tower Revolving restaurant and the stories they tell about it. A luxurious restaurant that turns around itself every hour. 

The world's largest Revolving restaurant, in the height of 276 meters, is located on the sixth floor of the tower with a capacity of 300 people in it.

A trace of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh has doubled the beauty of this restaurant.

The restaurant consists of two fixed and movable sections and urns around the fixed part of the restaurant and provides a 360-degree picturesque view.

The restaurant, consisting of two fixed and moving parts, is located at a height of 276 meters and serves its guests with a variety of Iranian and foreign cuisines.

 Live music performances and fantastic views of this restaurant make a memorable night for you. 

The restaurant's menu includes a buffet of all kinds of Iranian, foreign and local dishes as well as salads, drinks, and others. The piano is played every night and the noon of Thursdays and Fridays.

3. Abshar Cafe Restaurant 

Abshar Cafe Restaurant is another restaurant in Milad Tower. Situated by the Milad Tower waterfall, this restaurant has a variety of foreign dishes. 

Although there are many great restaurants in the Milad Tower, we offer Abshar Cafe Restaurant since it has a great space with a varied menu and the prices are reasonable. 

This outdoor restaurant next to the Milad Tower waterfall has an area of about 170 square meters.

5. The Tower Food Court and Cafes

In addition to the cafés and restaurants on the top of the tower, in the lobby area next to the shopping centers, restaurants and cafés offer a variety of delicious options from around the world. 

Go to the fourth floor of the lobby of the Milad Tower food court and experience a world-class food tour. There are 10 restaurants in this f food court that can make good moments for you.

There are also spaces dedicated to the restaurant and café in the campus of the tower that provides services alongside the tower.

Milad Tower pantry offers colorful and delicious Iranian and traditional syrups.

Tehran Milad Tower Tourism Attractions

In this section, we want to know about all of tourism attractions in Milad Tower. Let's talk about them in the following.

Milad Tower Dolphinarium - The First Offshore Dolphinarium in the Middle East

One of the most popular parts of Milad Tower divisions is its Dolphinarium which is the first offshore Dolphinarium in the Middle East.

 Fortunately, the variety of fun activities in the Tower is so high that cannot be limited to a specific age group.

Our first offer to Kids and teenagers is the Dolphinarium that entertains you with cute sea lion and trained dolphins.

It's interesting to know that the Milad Tower Dolphin Park, or so-called Dolphinarium, is the highest and the first offshore Dolphinarium in the Middle East. 

One sea lion and two dolphins named Alpha and Casia live in there and entertain visitors with acrobatic moves.

Other features of the Dolphinarium Collection include auctioning dolphin paintings and gifts, dolphin photography, swimming with dolphins, and boat riding with dolphins.

Milad Tower Sky Dome

What is known as the Sky Dome is a glass dome at the top of this public floor of the tower, with 13 meters high.

The highest part of the Milad Tower that is allowed to visit is the sky dome.

The sky dome, located at a height of 302 meters, is the pictorial narrator of the history of Iranian civilization that has given this landscape a special beauty. 

It is based on a collection of ancient Iranian symbols, myths, and old narratives that reflect the nine-thousand-year-old Iranian civilization from the Great Iranian Empire to the present.

 The basis for the design of this work is the four main elements of the creation: water, wind, soil, fire, as well as concepts such as life, death, love, justice, fight, and peace.

1. Milad Tower Laserium

Laserium is an art created from the combination of color, light, sound, and image with special effects and Dolby sound that is very appealing to the visitors.

You can use the Milad Tower Laserium Hall while visiting the tower.

Situated at the entrance to Milad Tower parking lot, this hall with a capacity of 50 people performs a 15-minutes video art in laser form with audio and video.

At the Milad Tower Laserium in Tehran, you can experience a different combination of light and sound. Of course, the laser show in this hall is localized according to Iranian taste. 

There you will see the first laser system in Iran. So we suggest you experience it once.

2. Milad Tower Paintball

Paintball is a new and exciting sport based on running. Paintball is very close to shooting and it is called live chess because it requires strategic thinking.

In paintball, there are generally two teams in which the number of participants varies depending on the playing field and the game rules. According to the previously agreed scenario, each team member is assigned a task. 

Members of each team are identified by paintball markings, standard color bullets, safety equipment and cover. They will have the tools or equipment required based on the rules. 

The area of the artificial Grass Paintball field located on the southwest side of the tower is 1500 square meters. Milad Tower Paintball is open to the public daily from 9 am to 11 pm.

Also, the suspended bridge inaugurated at Milad Tower is a small suspension bridge and only one can cross it.

The next person has to pass the bridge behind that person. This bridge has many amenities and is very modern.

The length of the Milad Tower suspension bridge is about 100 meters and its height is about 30 meters.

If you want to experience the special flight and walking experience on the first and tallest wooden suspension bridge in Tehran, be sure to check it out.

4. Enigma Escape Room: An exciting game

You'd better go to the Milad Tower and try the Enigma Escape Room, a physical-adventurous game in which people in groups of 4 to 6 are locked up and have 60 minutes to find clues, solve puzzles, and pass challenges, and finally finish the mission.

The games you can play in the Enigma series are the Lost Statue, Mysterious Murder and Terror Hut, each with a different story and mission.

5. Milad Tower Bubble Football

Bubble Football in Milad Tower Tehran is one of the new games in Milad Tower.

This game is played in a team and is almost like a football game except you go inside bubbles or bubble balls and play football more attractively.

Along with football, you can also do bubble show cool moves. 

The Bubble Football Cup Academy, also known as Milad Tower Bubble Football, is one of the fun opportunities in the Milad Tower.

In bubble football, a bubble wrap covers one's upper part of the body and they play soccer.

6. Milad Tower Festival and Outdoor Concerts

From the festival of Iranian folk to the souvenirs of different cities and even street performances and traditional music can be seen at this tower. 

You cannot find it unused at any time. 

In addition to the concert halls, it also allows for outdoor concerts, which adds to the appeal of the program. 

Do not hesitate to tour the Milad Tower area; it has no costs for you, so give it a try.

7. Temporary recreations around Milad Tower

In the surroundings of the Milad Tower, you can see various fun activities.

Of course, these are not fixed and according to the rules of the tower and contracts may be changed at any time and you will encounter new ones. Some of these are:

• Bag Jump (Jump on the air mattress)
• Bungee Jumping
• Riding a carriage with a pony horse 
• Children's painting competitions 
• Puppet shows
• Balloon rides over the Milad Tower
• Silkman shows
• Flying kites
• bubble bump slide

Tehran Milad Tower Cinemas

In this section, you will find all of cinemas in the tower. Let’s get start.

Milad Tower Main Cinema Halls

In 2012, it was decided to add a cinema hall to the tower. In fact, Milad Tower Cinema consists of three parts: the main hall with a capacity of 1,600 and two halls with a capacity of 120.

 In one of the Milad Tower cinemas, three-dimensional films and in the other, 7-dimensional films are played. 

It is also worth noting that the cinema that was opened in 2012 was able to obtain 3D movie licenses from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and it is interesting to note that due to the capacity of the hall, the screen used in cinema is one of the largest cinema screens in Tehran which is 13 square meters in size.

Milad Tower Cinema is one of the most popular and attractive parts of the Tower, which opened in 2012. it is actually a place to watch different movies.

If you want to go to the Milad Tower to watch a movie, visit the Milad Tower Conference Hall and its cinema halls.

Cinema halls of 4 and 5 with special features such as wireless internet, 3.5mm cinema apparatus, video projector, movable 13 square meters cinema screen, professional audio system for music playing and cinema Dolby cinema music and E system for multipurpose use, gives you the exciting experience of watching a movie.

6-dimensional and 7-dimensional Milad Tower cinema halls

The 6-dimensional and 7-dimensional Milad Tower cinema halls are called Milad Tower cinema game.

The average duration of films for 6 and 7-dimensional cinema is 7 minutes, and those over the age of 7 are allowed to watch.

It is interesting to note that after the construction of these cinemas, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance gave the title of "modern" to the Milad Tower Cinema.

This cinema is one of the most advanced multi-dimensional cinemas in Iran today, enjoying the latest technology in the world.

It has 8 movable seats in different directions and the video playing time is 7-15 minutes.

The 6D cinema of the Milad Tower combines 3D viewing with the immersive 3D rendering of films and advanced chairs, water, wind, lightning effects to immerse the viewer in the simulated space.

 Experience the thrill of boarding a train or sled by crossing valleys, cliffs, and snowy landscapes or piloting a phantom at a speed of 1000 kilometers per hour in 6D cinema without any danger.

Another name for this cinema is the Cinema Game. The Cinema Game with different effects and different competitions, makes the adrenaline secreted in the blood and may even tempt you to go back there with your friends again.

One of the exciting and popular parts of cinema game is the 3D games section.

Three-dimensional games are played individually and in groups, and people have to earn points by tolerating the hardships, performing missions, and so on.

In this cinema, you can go on a train, jump on zombies and kill them or fight the cowboys.

The interesting thing is that you will be taken photos throughout the game and you will surely have a great memory.

Imagine your face when you are holding a laser gun and shooting a cowboy!

Other facilities of Milad Tower Tehran

Milad Tower has facilities that provide services to visitors at various times. These include: 

Milad Tower Conference Hall

Milad Tower Conference Hall has unique facilities and specialized human resources for holding conferences. 

Cultural, artistic and social events, including conferences, seminars, congresses, festivals, concerts, workshops, and exhibitions are held at the International Conference Hall in Milad Tower.

 The center is equipped with 15 conference halls, 600 square-meter exhibition space, radio and studio, and reception halls.

These halls are the most convenient places for cultural, artistic and scientific events in the metropolis of Tehran.

Milad Tower Concerts

One of the most popular programs in the Milad Tower is the concerts.

Milad Tower Concert Halls have hosted many Iranian and foreign singers and artists so far.

The most significant hall is the Hafez hall with a capacity of 1600 people in the balcony and ground floor.

It has updated audio and cinematic equipment, simultaneous translation and a broadcast imaging system used for large concerts and conferences. 

Other halls in the complex include:

• Special conference room with capacity of 60 people
• two salon with the capacity of 110 people for holding workshops and broadcasting movies
• six salons with the capacity of 60 people for multipurpose use
• Sa’adi hall with capacity of 200 people for holding meetings and conferences
• The Rudaki Hall with capacity of 100 to 200 people (roundtable, conference and cinema layout)
• Reception halls including Ferdowsi Hall with the capacity of 5 people with video projection
• Molavi Hall with the capacity of 150 people to hold special conferences and receptions with audio and video projection system
• Khayyam Hall with the capacity of 800 people for serving lunch, supper and dinner
• Shahriar hall with the capacity of 40 people for special receptions
• Attar outdoor hall with the capacity of 100 people with a beautiful view

 Ground floor (main entrance): 550 square meters for specialized exhibitions and the reception of 800 people

The site of Milad Tower Exhibition

The site of the exhibition site is built on an area of 10200 square meters.

The complex is designed with indoor and outdoor parking space and easy access to the city's main highways for cultural and economic exhibitions, as well as cultural, artistic, sports and family-friendly leisure and entertainment activities.

 This collection has the following features:

• 6900 square meters roofed space 
• Having the possibility of making booths from 3800 square meters to 4450 square meters
• 440 seats for the audience

Milad Tower Guesthouse

Milad Tower Guesthouse is located on the western hill of Tower.

The building area is about 606 square meters and consists of 12 rooms and 40 beds built for the accommodation of the guests of Tehran Municipality. 

Milad Tower Parking

A parking lot is set up in the complex to facilitate and organize the traffic stop for visitors.

To avoid imposing traffic jam on the surrounding highways, a 30,000-square-meter car park and four 6 

 lifts designed for 8 people is built for about 1000 cars. 

In addition to this multistory parking, there are two surface parking for visitor's use at peak times.

Milad Tower Visit and Access Roads

The Milad Tower is accessible from the following ways:

• 1- Tehran - Sheikh Fazlollah Noori Highway - Shahid Hemmat Highway Entrance - Milad Tower Exclusive Bypass
• 2- Tehran - Hakim West Highway - After Chamran Highway - Exclusive Entrance to Milad Tower
• 3- Tehran - East Hemmat Highway - South Sheikh Fazlollah Noori Expressway, Milad Tower Exclusive Cable Bridge