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Azadi Tower, Tehran
阿扎迪塔,德黑蘭
Standing guard like a sentry at the gates of Tehran, Iran,
is the impressive Azadi Tower (Freedom Tower),
built in 1971 and comprised of eight thousand white marble blocks.
在伊朗德黑蘭的大門站著守護像一個是哨兵,
是令人印象深刻的阿扎迪塔(自由塔),
建立於1971年並由八千個白色大理石塊構成。
A combination of both Islamic and Sassanid architectural styles,
the fifty-foot high tower commemorates the formation
of the Persian Empire and is an interesting combination
of both modern and ancient cultures.
由伊斯蘭和薩珊王朝兩者的建築風格組合而成,
五十英呎高的塔是為了紀念波斯帝國的形成,
是現代與古代兩者文化的有趣組合。
The tower is part of the Azadi cultural complex,
located in Tehran's 50,000-square-meter Azadi square,
which is made up of a museum and several fountains.
此塔是阿薩迪文化的一種,
位於德黑蘭的5萬平方公尺的阿薩迪廣場,
它是由一個博物館和幾個噴泉所組成的。
The arch rises from Azadi Square mirroring the Elburz (Alborz) mountain range just north of the city.
拱門升起從阿薩迪廣場反射厄爾布爾士山脈的城市北部。
Though not as wondrous as the snowy peaks of Mount Damavand,
it is a 148 foot tall masterpiece of cut marble that marks the entrance to this historic city.
雖然沒有像神奇的德馬峰白雪皚皚的山峰,
這是由148英尺高的大理石所組成的傑作,
標誌著這個歷史悠久城市的大門。
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