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Imam Mosque restoration: tourism ministry forms special committee to correct faults
TEHRAN –—Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has set up a special committee to oversee fresh restoration work to be conducted on the UNESCO-registered Imam Mosque of Isfahan.
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2022-07-18 18:45
Faulty tiles to be removed from majestic Imam Mosque
TEHRAN – Earlier this year and following years of restoration, scaffolding was partly taken down from the dome of the majestic Imam Mosque. However, it revealed arrays of faulty tiles, which are now pledged to be replaced with flawless ones.
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2022-07-13 21:30
Restoration finishes on first floor of Soltanieh monument
TEHRAN – Restoration work has finished on the first floor of the UNESCO-registered Soltanieh, which supports the third-largest brick dome in the world.
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2022-03-13 21:46
Archaeologists carve special drainage to shield royal bas-relief in Persepolis
TEHRAN – A team of archaeologists has carved a precise drainage system behind a royal bas-relief in the UNESCO-registered Persepolis in order to protect the massive rock-carved art from absorbing moisture which accelerates its erosion.
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2022-01-28 18:47
Ilkhanid, Timurid coins undergo restoration
TEHRAN – A selection of 2,000 coins, dating from the Ilkhanid and Timurid eras, has undergone restoration at the Zolfaghari Museum of Zanjan in west-central Iran.
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2021-11-17 17:42
Ramparts of Manujan fortress restored to former state
TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts has restored the ramparts and surrounding walls of the ancient Manujan fortress, which is located in Kerman province.
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2021-11-06 18:24
Special scaffolding to protect Taq Kasra from probable collapse
TEHRAN – Taq Kasra, a Persian masterpiece of architecture in Iraq, will soon be protected against probable collapse with the help of special scaffolding.
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2021-10-16 20:30
Historical gardens undergo restoration in Iranian county
TEHRAN – Several historical gardens, which are situated in Tiran-Karvan county of Isfahan province, have undergone restoration projects.
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2021-10-15 19:30
Eight ancient windmills under restoration in eastern Iran
TEHRAN – Restoration work has begun on a selection of eight ancient windmills, which are located in Darmian county of South Khorasan province in eastern Iran.
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2021-09-05 22:00
Historical manuscripts and books restored in Lorestan museum
TEHRAN – Tens of historical manuscripts, rare books, and paper documents have been restored by a team of cultural heritage experts in Lorestan province.
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2021-08-24 21:00
Workshop launched to restore statues at Tehran palace complex
TEHRAN – On Tuesday, a group of cultural heritage experts and sculptors commenced work to restore arrays of historical statutes and busts that are installed on the premises of the Sa’dabad Cultural-Historical Complex in northern Tehran.
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2021-06-25 17:57
Inclusive restoration begins on Sassanid fortress in northwest Iran
TEHRAN – A comprehensive restoration project has been commenced on Qaleh Kohneh, a Sassanid-era (224 CE–651) fortress, and its premises situated in Meshkinshahr county of Ardebil province in northwest Iran.
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2021-06-23 20:17
Work starts to restore and protect ancient bazaar
TEHRAN – A project has been launched to restore and protect one of the ancient labyrinth marketplaces of Iran: the Bazaar of Gheisariyeh.
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2021-06-13 16:51
$1.1m allocated to restore Ardebil historical bazaar
TEHRAN –A budget of 46 billion rials (about $1.1 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) has been allocated to restore the Seljuk-era (1037–1194) bazaar of Ardebil, which is situated in northwest Iran.
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2021-05-25 21:13
30 historical sites, monuments under restoration across Sistan-Baluchestan
TEHRAN – Restoration work is currently underway on some 30 historical sites and monuments, which are dotted across the lesser-known Sistan-Baluchestan province.
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2021-05-25 21:12
Friday mosque of Meybod being restored to former glory
TEHRAN – An extensive restoration work has recently been commenced on the centuries-old Friday mosque of Meybod, which is named after the oasis city in central Iran.
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2021-05-14 17:55
Friday mosque of Damghan undergoes restoration
TEHRAN – A new restoration work has been commenced on the centuries-old Friday mosque of Damghan, which stands tall in the north-central Iranian city.
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2021-05-10 17:23
UNESCO-registered Gonbad-e Qabus prepared for restoration
TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts has commenced a detailed examination of the UNESCO-registered Gonbad-e Qabus as a prerequisite for the restoration of the millennium-old tower.
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2021-05-05 17:09
Persepolis restorers start work on Seljuk-era inscription
TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage restorers from the UNESCO-registered Persepolis has commenced work on a Seljuk-era (1037–1194) inscription, which is located in Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan province.
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2021-04-28 21:39
Experts clean famed bas-relief in southern Tehran
TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts has cleaned the well-known 19th-century bas-relief, which is carved on a rock face in Cheshmeh-Ali, southern Tehran.
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2021-04-15 08:50
40 prehistoric, ancient relics restored to closest original states
TEHRAN – A total of 40 Iranian relics, which date from the prehistorical times to the Islamic era, have recently been restored to their closest original states.
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2021-04-07 09:30
Batch of Sassanid coins restored in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN – A batch of Sassanid coins were restored at a cultural heritage laboratory in Iran’s southwestern Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province over the past Iranian calendar year (ended March 20), the deputy provincial official said on Tuesday.
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2021-04-04 19:37
Vali-e Asr St., longest in West Asia, being prepared for possible UNESCO registration
TEHRAN – Over the past years, Tehran’s Vali-e Asr Street, famed as the longest in West Asia, has undergone countless maintenance works as a prerequisite for a possible UNESCO registration.
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2021-01-31 21:54
Restoration project to revive ancient monuments on Silk Road
TEHRAN – Iran’s Revitalization and Utilization Fund for Historical Places have launched a development scheme, based on which arrays of centuries-old monuments would be revived along the ancient Silk Road.
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2021-01-18 19:12
Iranian province says ready to help restore cultural heritage in war-torn Karabakh
TEHRAN – Tourism chief of Iran’s East Azarbaijan said on Monday the province could soon start restoration of cultural heritage sites and monuments in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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2021-01-12 21:32
Magnificent Taq Kasra to be restored by Iranian budget, expertise
TEHRAN – Iran is set to conduct an urgent restoration project on Taq Kasra, a Sassanid-era Persian masterpiece of architecture, which was collapsed partly in modern Iraq earlier this month.
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2021-01-11 21:38
Iranian artists, heritage enthusiasts sign petition demanding salvage of masterpiece in Iraq
TEHRAN – Hundreds of Iranian artists, architects, and cultural heritage enthusiasts have signed a petition demanding an urgent restoration of Taq Kasra, a Sassanid masterpiece of architecture, which was collapsed partly in modern Iraq earlier this month.
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2020-12-27 19:47
Tehran’s City Theater Complex to be demarcated
TEHRAN – Tehran’s City Theater Complex, which is widely considered as the sole professional center of theater in Iran, is scheduled to be demarcated by the end of the current Iranian calendar year 1399 (March 2022).
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2020-12-23 19:38
Bushehr reinforcing tourism structures in long-lasting recession
TEHRAN – The cultural heritage and tourism department of Bushehr, like many other Iranian provinces, has commenced reinforcing travel-related structures during a prolonged recession resulted from the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-12-02 22:38
Seb Castle reigns magnificent again
TEHRAN – Seb Castle reigns magnificent again over an ancient Iranian village it is named after.
