Golestan Palace, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, suffered several deaths in attacks by Israel and the United States in Tehran, according to the Iranian government.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) commented on “concern’ for the protection of cultural heritage in the Middle East due to open conflict.
In various images released by Pad Dolat (Iran Information Council), there can be significant damage in the eye-catching glass windows, decorations, moldings, roses and cornisas techa and in the colorful mosaics of the palace complex in the attacks that the United States and Israel built at night.
Interior of the Palacio de Golestán in the capital of Iran, Tehran Photo: Europa Press / TASNIMNEWS / ZUMA PRESS / CONTACTOPHOTO
Golestan Palace contains some of the oldest buildings in Tehran, its first constructions date from the first half of the 16th century and it was the royal residence from 1724 to 1925 during the Qajar dynasty. Luego was one of the palaces dedicated to important receptions such as the coronation of Sha.
In 2013, it was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, which believes that the complex, which includes a walled palace, gardens with rooms and various buildings, “embodies the successful integration of craftsmanship and architecture of the previous era with Western influences”.
The United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury on Saturday as the Pentagon battled it out, culminating in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and much of his military unit.
After Media Luna Roja, ataques EE.UU and Israel caused fewer than 555 deaths. To date, four state troopers have failed due to Iranian attack and five have resulted in injuries.
Interior of the Palacio de Golestán in the capital of Iran, Tehran Photo: Europa Press / TASNIMNEWS / ZUMA PRESS / CONTACTOPHOTO
Israel has also expanded its attacks in Lebanon against the Hezbollah group, where 31 people were killed and another 149 were found injured this month in a spate of Israeli bombings in the suburbs of Beirut and the south of the country.
Paris-based UNESCO has been monitoring possible damage to heritage sites since the start of this new conflict “with the aim of guaranteeing their protection”, according to a press release.
For this reason, he handed over to all interested parties the geographical coordinates of the sites inscribed on the World Heritage List as well as places of national importance “to avoid possible damage”.
As an example, I use the damage sustained in the Golestan Palace in Tehran by the escombra in the bombing of the old Plaza de Arag.
“Unesco recognizes that cultural property is protected by international law, in particular by the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, including its enhanced protection mechanism, and the 1972 Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
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