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[Untitled] Architect Hossein Amanat designed the tower as the result of winning a competition, and he integrated a degree of Baha'i symbology in the design: there are exactly nine stripes on each side of the tower, and exactly nine windows on the tall sides of the building. Nine is an important number in the Bahá'í Faith.

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