Azadi Sport Complex

The Āzādi Sport Complex (Persian: مجموعه ورزشی آزادی‎) formerly known as Āryāmehr Sport 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.

Azadi Sport Complex
مجموعه ورزشی آزادی
Full nameAzadi Sport Complex
Former namesAryamehr Sport Complex
Main venueAzadi Stadium
Capacity: 78,116
Azadi Stadium
Azadi Indoor Stadium

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]

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References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2018-02-12.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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