Stalin
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As in gaza, the main purpose of the imperial atrocity operation is not just mass killing - the rich culture or persia must be destroyed
by the odious WarParty...'
"The American-Israeli assault on Iran has not only murdered thousands of people, among them more than 150 schoolgirls in Minab, devastated essential civilian infrastructure including schools, hospitals, fuel depots and communications nodes, but is seeking to destroy the cultural legacy of the country and its historical memory. The imperialist barbarians have bombed cultural heritages sites, particularly in the ancient city of Isfahan, but also in Tehran and even in remote locations.
The destruction of Iranian antiquities and cultural heritage sites is part of this campaign. Historical monuments, museums and religious sites embody a people’s memory and social cohesion. Attacking them seeks to demoralize and disorient the population, to cut it off from its own development and to undermine the social solidarity necessary to fight imperialism.
The bombings since February 28 have seen several notable attacks on Iranian cultural heritage:
— The Golestan Palace in Tehran was damaged by shockwaves from a nearby airstrike. The palace is a symbol of the Qajar dynasty’s power in the 18th and 19th centuries.
“The bombing may not have targeted the palatial site, but the palace is close to the old bazaar and other important 19th-century buildings, including a mosque,” Sussan Babaie, a professor of Iranian and Islamic arts at the University of London, told the arts journal Hyperallergic in an email. “Together they constitute the core of Tehran as it was built as the capital city in the late 19th century.”
Babaie noted that the complex houses a large selection of artworks and one of the world’s most important collections of Islamic manuscripts.
“These manuscripts, many of which include lavish paintings and illumination, represent the cultural, artistic, and intellectual heritage of Islam and Iran stretching back centuries.”
Several UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage sites in Isfahan, an ancient city about 270 miles (434 km) south of Tehran, were hit by Israeli and American munitions. All sites displayed the UNESCO blue flag, marking them as protected sites.
— Chehel Sotoun (Forty Columns) Palace: Bombing has caused a large crack in the 17th-century fresco of Shah Tahmasp. The Art Newspaper notes that local media published photographs that “show scattered debris, shattered windows and broken wooden doors.” Other reports note that there is debris scattered in the palace’s Persian Garden.
comrade stalin
moscow
by the odious WarParty...'
"The American-Israeli assault on Iran has not only murdered thousands of people, among them more than 150 schoolgirls in Minab, devastated essential civilian infrastructure including schools, hospitals, fuel depots and communications nodes, but is seeking to destroy the cultural legacy of the country and its historical memory. The imperialist barbarians have bombed cultural heritages sites, particularly in the ancient city of Isfahan, but also in Tehran and even in remote locations.
The destruction of Iranian antiquities and cultural heritage sites is part of this campaign. Historical monuments, museums and religious sites embody a people’s memory and social cohesion. Attacking them seeks to demoralize and disorient the population, to cut it off from its own development and to undermine the social solidarity necessary to fight imperialism.
The bombings since February 28 have seen several notable attacks on Iranian cultural heritage:
— The Golestan Palace in Tehran was damaged by shockwaves from a nearby airstrike. The palace is a symbol of the Qajar dynasty’s power in the 18th and 19th centuries.
“The bombing may not have targeted the palatial site, but the palace is close to the old bazaar and other important 19th-century buildings, including a mosque,” Sussan Babaie, a professor of Iranian and Islamic arts at the University of London, told the arts journal Hyperallergic in an email. “Together they constitute the core of Tehran as it was built as the capital city in the late 19th century.”
Babaie noted that the complex houses a large selection of artworks and one of the world’s most important collections of Islamic manuscripts.
“These manuscripts, many of which include lavish paintings and illumination, represent the cultural, artistic, and intellectual heritage of Islam and Iran stretching back centuries.”
Several UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) World Heritage sites in Isfahan, an ancient city about 270 miles (434 km) south of Tehran, were hit by Israeli and American munitions. All sites displayed the UNESCO blue flag, marking them as protected sites.
— Chehel Sotoun (Forty Columns) Palace: Bombing has caused a large crack in the 17th-century fresco of Shah Tahmasp. The Art Newspaper notes that local media published photographs that “show scattered debris, shattered windows and broken wooden doors.” Other reports note that there is debris scattered in the palace’s Persian Garden.
Israeli and American bombs damage Iran’s cultural heritage
The Trump administration and its various accomplices at home and abroad seek to obliterate the culture and historical memory of the Iranian people.
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comrade stalin
moscow
