Milad Tower is Tehran's most prominent landmark from a distance — a 435-metre communications tower with a revolving restaurant and observation deck visible from most of the city on clear days. It stands in western Tehran near the Iran International Exhibition centre and has become the default backdrop for aerial shots of the city.
The observation deck at 280 metres provides the best panoramic view of Tehran available to the public — on a clear day (less common than you might hope, given the city's famous pollution) you can see north to the Alborz, east to Mount Damavand, and south across the vast grid of the city to the distant plateau. The revolving restaurant above the deck is functional if not particularly distinguished. The tower complex includes a shopping mall, cinema, and conference facilities that make it more of an urban destination than a simple tourist sight.