shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIran

above northwest Tehran, against the Alborz

Milad Tower

Name: Milad Tower — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a needle stitched into the haze above the city.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“The sixth-tallest tower in the world rises 435 m above northwest Tehran. An octagonal concrete shaft carries a twelve-storey head visible from across the city. Built over more than a decade and finished in 2008. On clear winter mornings the Alborz range stands behind it; most days it floats in a flat brown haze. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Milad Tower, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Milad Tower

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Milad Tower stands in the Shahrak-e Gharb district of northwest Tehran, on a hillside about 1,490 m above sea level. Its total height is 435 m, which places it as the sixth-tallest telecommunications tower in the world and the tallest structure in Iran. Construction began in 2000 and the tower opened to the public in 2008. It was designed by Iranian architect Mohammad Reza Hafezi and serves both as a broadcast tower and as the city's principal observation platform.

— informed by Wikipedia · Milad Tower

— the stone

The shaft is reinforced concrete with an octagonal cross-section, narrowing as it rises. Its foundation spans roughly 66 m across and runs 13 m deep into the bedrock. The shaft alone reaches 315 m; the twelve-storey observation head sits above that, and a steel antenna mast brings the structure to its full 435 m. The form draws on traditional Persian architectural geometry, in particular the eight-pointed star pattern common to Safavid-era domes and tilework.

— informed by Wikipedia · Milad Tower · Structure

— the visit

The head pod holds twelve floors of public space, including an open-air observation gallery at 276 m, an enclosed gallery, a revolving restaurant, and a small sky-dome cinema. The tower is part of the Tehran International Trade and Convention Center complex. Tickets are sold on site and online; the tower is open most days from late morning until late evening, with the longest queues in winter on clear afternoons after a north wind has scrubbed the air.

— informed by Wikipedia · Milad Tower · Visiting

— where

Iran · Tehran, Tehran Province

— elevation

1,490 m · 4,888 ft

— position

35.7448° N · 51.3753° E

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

at the lake

Tehran International Trade and Convention Center

convention center

8 km W

Chitgar Park

urban park

18 km NE

Mount Tochal

peak

Milad Tower

Tehran International Trade and Convention Center

Chitgar Park

Mount Tochal

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Milad Tower — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Milad Tower stands 435 m tall, measured from base to the top of its antenna mast. It is the sixth-tallest telecommunications tower in the world and the tallest free-standing structure in Iran.

The tower is in the Shahrak-e Gharb district of northwest Tehran, on a hillside about 1,490 m above sea level. It sits within the Tehran International Trade and Convention Center site.

Construction began in 2000 and the tower opened to the public in 2008. It was designed by Iranian architect Mohammad Reza Hafezi and built over roughly eight years of concrete and steel work.

The open-air observation gallery in the tower's head sits at 276 m above ground. The enclosed gallery and the revolving restaurant occupy floors above it, within the twelve-storey pod.

The eight-sided cross-section both stiffens the shaft against wind and earthquake and references the eight-pointed star common in Safavid-era Persian tilework and dome geometry.

Yes. The head pod is open to the public most days from late morning into the evening, with ticketed access to the observation galleries, the revolving restaurant, and a small sky-dome cinema.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for that recipient. Milad Tower is visible from most of the city and is one of Tehran's clearest modern landmarks. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note ships well to family abroad.

The vertical line and warm dusk palette read well in Persian Modern, Jewel-tone Maximalist, and Mid-century Modern rooms. It anchors a wall above a walnut or brass-trimmed console.

Yes. The Persian Modern direction pairs traditional pattern and craft with restrained contemporary lines, which is the same balance this piece holds. It works near hand-knotted rugs and brass.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural reads well at six to ten feet. Above a console, a Medium or a 9-tile Mural carries the wall vertically.

Yes, with the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist scratching and tolerate steam and splash; the Glossy finish is kept to framed wall pieces in dry rooms.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water handles dust and fingerprints. Avoid abrasive pads and ammonia-based sprays. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and does not lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in the studio's own visual language and produced in-house. We do not license imagery in or out.

— if this one stayed with you