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2025-07-22 16:55
Restoration of Hafez mausoleum starts
TEHRAN—Head of Fars Cultural Heritage Department Mohsen Ziaei gave news of beginning of organizing and restoring Hafez mausoleum, a historical and cultural site where the 14th-century Persian poet is laid to rest. Better known as Hafezieh, the monument is considered one of the most important attractions of Shiraz, Fars province and Iran, he pointed out.
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2025-07-22 16:55
Golpayegan Jame’ Mosque to undergo restoration
TEHRAN—Head of Golpayegan Cultural Heritage Department Mostafa Qanouni gave news of restoration project for Golpayegan Jame’ Mosque in Isfahan province.
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2025-07-22 11:58
Automobile Museum of Iran launches special detailing workshop
TEHRAN – The Automobile Museum of Iran, also known as the Historical Car Museum of Iran, will host its first workshop on professional car detailing and preservation starting August 24.
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2025-07-21 17:22
Restoration operations of Taj-ul-Molk dome of Isfahan Jame’ Mosque start
TEHRAN—Director General of Isfahan Cultural Heritage Department Amir Karamzadeh gave news of start of restoration operations of Taj-ul-Molk dome of Isfahan Jame’ Mosque.
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2025-07-20 18:25
Restoration of historical monuments starts in Bardsir
TEHRAN—Morteza Nikrou, caretaker of Kerman Cultural Heritage Department reiterated the importance of preserving the historical monuments and grave news of start of restoration project for historical buildings of Bardsir.
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2025-07-20 18:10
Restoration work begins on Palace of Ardashir Papakan
TEHRAN – Restoration work has started on parts of the historic Palace of Ardashir Papakan near Firuzabad in Fars province, a cultural heritage official said on Sunday.
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2025-07-06 17:22
Babol’s historical dome to undergo restoration, minister says
TEHRAN—The dome of Imamzadeh Qasem, which surmounts a 600-year-old holy shrine in Babol, northern Mazandaran province, should undergo restoration, said Cultural Heritage Minister Raza Salehi-Amiri on Friday.
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2025-07-02 16:27
Poet Heydar Yaghma’s tomb restored
TEHRAN - The tomb of contemporary Persian poet Heydar Yaghma (1924–1984) has recently undergone a restoration project, according to the head of Neyshabur’s office for cultural heritage.
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2025-06-30 15:04
Lake Urmia water level shrinks by 51cm yr/yr
TEHRAN – The current water level of Lake Urmia stands at 1270.09 meters, indicating a fifty-one-centimeter decline compared to the same time last year.
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2025-06-28 17:55
Imam Mosque’s massive dome undergoes restoration
TEHRAN - A new restoration initiative has begun to address possible deterioration in the intricate tilework adorning the grand dome of the 17th-century Imam Mosque of Isfahan, also known as Masjed Jameh Abbasi.
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2025-06-06 17:35
Restoration of Jalal Al-e Ahmad’s paternal house nears completion, led by female experts
TEHRAN – The paternal home of Jalal Al-e Ahmad, one of Iran’s most influential 20th-century literary and philosophical figures, is undergoing the final stages of restoration, thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of Iranian women.
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2025-05-19 16:55
By Afshin Majlesi
Iran opens its first specialized college for classic car restoration
TEHRAN - In a landmark development for cultural heritage and technical education in Iran, the country’s first specialized college dedicated to the restoration of classic cars was officially inaugurated on Monday.
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2025-05-13 17:19
Temple within UNESCO-listed Tchogha Zanbil restored
TEHRAN – The first phase of a specialized conservation and restoration project on the Inshushinak Temple, located on the first floor of the Tchogha Zanbil Ziggurat in Khuzestan province, has been successfully completed, a cultural heritage official announced on Monday.
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2025-05-12 18:11
Tehran, Tashkent explore museum exhibitions and heritage cooperation
TEHRAN - Iran has expressed readiness to expand cultural cooperation with Uzbekistan, particularly in the areas of joint museum exhibitions, world heritage registrations, and historical restoration projects.
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2025-05-11 18:21
Restoration project launched in historical core of Tabriz
TEHRAN - A new project aimed at restoring and reorganizing parts of the historic core of Tabriz, once the capital of Persia during the early Safavid period, has officially begun.
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2025-05-03 17:52
Soltaniyeh, a UNESCO-listed mausoleum of the 14th century, undergoes restoration
TEHRAN – Phase two of a restoration and conservation project on the southern gate of the UNESCO-listed Soltaniyeh Dome has commenced, according to the director of the World Heritage site.
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2025-04-07 18:13
Restoration work resumes on Apadana Palace and tomb of Artaxerxes III in Persepolis
TEHRAN - Restoration efforts have officially resumed at several key heritage sites within Persepolis, a famed UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Iran, following a temporary pause during the Nowruz holidays.
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2025-04-04 17:08
Efforts underway to restore historical relics in Mazandaran
TEHRAN - Experts from Mazandaran province’s Cultural Heritage Department are working diligently to restore and preserve historical and cultural artifacts in a dedicated laboratory and workshop at a museum in Sari, the provincial capital.
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2025-03-01 18:41
Brick walls around UNESCO-listed Naqsh-e Jahan undergoes restoration
TEHRAN - The damaged brick walls, outer surfaces of arched arcades, and passageways surrounding the UNESCO-listed Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan have undergone restoration.
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2025-02-15 18:16
By Afshin Majlesi
Government spokeswoman highlights tourism and cultural heritage preservation
TEHRAN - Fatemeh Mohajerani, the spokeswoman for the government, emphasized the administration’s commitment to tourism development and cultural heritage preservation during her visit to the 18th Tehran International Tourism and Related Industries Exhibition on Thursday.
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2025-02-03 17:43
Qajar-era Moshir Mosque in Shiraz to undergo restoration
TEHRAN - A restoration project for Moshir Mosque, a treasured Qajar-era landmark in the heart of Shiraz, is set to commence in the coming days, the tourism chief of Fars province said on Sunday.
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2025-02-02 09:15
50 restoration projects for cultural heritage underway in Fars province
TEHRAN – Fars’ deputy chief of cultural heritage has announced that 50 restoration projects are currently in progress across the southern Iranian province
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2025-01-29 15:26
Lake Urmia's rising level underscores effective restoration
TEHRAN –Satellite images show that the level of Lake Urmia basin, measured on January 24, has increased from 1,270.05 meters to 1,270.13 meters, and the volume of the lake has risen by 0.19 billion cubic meters, reaching 1.24 billion cubic meters, compared to the same day last year.
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2025-01-06 17:37
Reviving Seljuk heritage in Isfahan: restoration of 2,000 square meters around Raran Minaret
TEHRAN - Some 2,000 square meters around the Seljuk-era Raran Minaret are being restored in an ongoing effort to revive the ancient architecture and cultural heritage in Isfahan and its surrounding villages.
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2024-12-31 17:51
Preservation initiatives underway for ancient Istakhr
TEHRAN - The ancient city of Istakhr, once a royal residence for the Sassanid kings of Persia and located near the UNESCO-registered Persepolis, is undergoing significant preservation efforts, according to the tourism chief of Fars province.
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2024-12-29 18:47
Restoration of Manujan fortress in southern Iran begins
TEHRAN - Manujan Fortress, a ruined rampart believed to date from the Sassanid era in the southern Kerman province, has undergone restoration.
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2024-12-23 22:39
Agha Bozorg Mosque’s restoration complete
TEHRAN- A recent restoration project has come to an end on the 18th century Agha Bozorg Mosque in Kashan.
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2024-12-17 17:46
Four restoration projects undertaken to preserve Isfahan mosque
TEHRAN - Four major restoration projects have been completed to address the emergency structural issues facing the Seyyed Mosque in Isfahan.
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2024-12-16 17:43
Historical texture around Naqsh-e Jahan Sq. to undergo restoration
TEHRAN – Isfahan province’s tourism chief Amir Karamzadeh has announced plans to restore and revitalize the historical areas surrounding the southern and eastern sections of the UNESCO-registered Naqsh-e Jahan Square.
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2024-12-15 18:07
UNESCO-listed Gonbad-e Qabus undergoes restoration amid concerns over vertical cracks
TEHRAN - The iconic Gonbad-e Qabus, a UNESCO-listed 1,000-year-old brick tower located in Iran’s Golestan province, is undergoing extensive studies and restorations to address vertical cracks on its structure.