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Italian without Borders Restorers at Persepolis
The Italian without Borders Restorers will be at Persepolis for more than a month since today.
It will be restored in parts of the Council 'Palace (shora) and Tachar'Palace
World Heritage Site (Persepolis) reported, The Italian restorersentered Persepolis from today (May 4) for more than a month.
Visiting the workplace, workshops in two palaces, check for equipment and materials required was one of the programs they put on their agenda.
They say, the restoration work of two chambers will be officially started tomorrow.
Holiday Table of Museums and the sites administered by Cultural heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization
In these days museums, palace museums and the sites administered by Cultural heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization are close.
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Holiday |
Occasion |
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June 4 |
Demise of Imam Khomeini |
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Ramadan 21 (AH) |
Martyrdom of Imam Ali (PBUH) |
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Shawwal 25 (AH) |
Martyrdom of Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (PBUH) |
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Muharram 9 (AH) |
Tasu’a |
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Muharram 10 (AH) |
Ashura |
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Safar 28 (AH) |
Demise of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Martyrdom of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (PBUH) |
Mr. Rezaei Monfared said good bye to Persepolis and his colleague and announced his resignation from being the head of Persepolis World Heritage Site
In The Name Of God the Merciful the Compassionate
My dear colleagues
I praise God to give me the opportunity to be and work at cultural heritage organizations specially Persepolis World Heritage Site and to be with you all gentle and kind colleagues. I gain and learn a lot from your science, techniques, kindness and morality during all these years. I express my gratitude to you and pray to almighty God and want him to help and support you a lot. As my resignation request has been accepted here by I say good bye to you, I wish I can put my energy and do my best in another place. Good bye dear friends and colleagues. I deeply want you all to forgive my faults.
It has been a privilege to be with you and I honor it a lot.
Sincerely yours
Masoud Rezaei Monfared
Persepolis Projects during Last Year
Applied researches, construction and reformation operations, conservation and restoration activities, archeological excavations and providing software and hardware in order to introduce monuments and sites to people have been the priorities of all the World and National Heritage Sites. Persepolis World Heritage Site had also done lots of such activities during last year. According to a report published by “Miras Arya News Agency” the public relation department of Persepolis world heritage site said that Masoud Rezaei Monfared, the head of Persepolis Site declared “more than 30 projects on 5 main subjects had been implemented last year at Persepolis”.
“TOURGADROON” Application
“TOURGADROON” Application
This (free) application provides a virtual tour of Persepolis and Pasargadae sites for its users. One can install this app on his/her mobile phone and then enjoy the offline tour. The App gives information about different parts of Persepolis and Pasargadae. At Persepolis there are some QR codes on each tourist guide boards which can be scanned by the visitors (through the app) then he/she will receive information about that part. Persepolis app is available on http://persepolis.mdid.ir/persepolis.aspx
Training Course Documentation with Photogrammetry Science
JICA Tourism Committee visited Persepolis and Naqsh-e Rostam
The head of Persepolis World Heritage Site announced the beginning of organizing Persepolis entrance road project (about 1080 meters) which costs 16 billion Rials.
The Executive Operation of Organizing Persepolis Entrance Road
The operation of organizing Persepolis entrance road from Mellal square to Persepolis has been started.
Masoud Rezaei Monfared declared “a city gate has a great importance and this is more crucial in cultural-historical sites”. He continued “one of the priorities of the Persepolis World Heritage Site has been the organization of the entrance road of Persepolis from Mellal square since last year” according to the Public Relations Department of the Persepolis World Heritage Site.
Mixed-Reality at Persepolis
The head of Persepolis World Heritage Site declared that “at the time that the deputy of ICHTO and the UNESCO assessor was visiting Persepolis the technology of mixed-reality (MR) software started to be used at Persepolis”.
The UNESCO Assessor Visited Persepolis
he UNESCO assessor travelled to Iran in order to visit and assess Sassanid monuments and the activities done along inscribing these Sites on UNESCO; on this trip he also visited Persepolis, Naqsh-e Rostam and Tol-e Ajori on 28 September 2017.
The Public Relations Department of Persepolis World Heritage Site refuted the claim that "the following picture of a skeleton is attributed to the excavations along Persepolis water ways"
This picture was shared and spread on cyberspace and some internet sites and was attributed to the water ways excavations of Persepolis.
Hereby it is announced that this picture, a picture of an skeleton is not of the finding of the Persepolis excavations, unfortunately unknown users shared this picture just to attract the readers more by presenting a lie and increasing the view statistics of the yellow sites and private pages on cyberspace.
The fifth Volume of Parsa-Pasargadae Quarterly has been published
Public Relations Department of Persepolis World Heritage Base announced that the fifth volume of Parsa-Pasargadae Quarterly includes the following parts:
The Second Scientific Conference of Iran’s Historical Studies
Introducing Professor Shahbazi Scientific Prize
The second scientific conference of Iran’s historical studies about civilization and Achaemenid studies was held on the anniversary of Prof. Shahbazi on Sunday, July 17, 2017 at
amphitheater saloon of the National Library and Archives of Fars Province.
The SecondScientific Conference of Iran’s Historical Studies on the Anniversary of Professor Shapur Shahbazi
According to the report from Public Relations Department of Persepolis world Heritage Base, the secondscientific conference of Iran historical studies (Achaemenid and Sassanid) will be held on the anniversary of Professor Shapur Shahbazi, the great archeologist and prominent researcher of civilization and Achaemenid studies, with the presence of the deputy of Iran Cultural Heritage Organization, prominent professors, men of history, and the archeology and cultural heritage lovers.
Photography Competition Winners
Five winners of the photography competition ‘Nowrooz in Persepolis’ which was being held during Nowrooz were announced.
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Closure of Persepolis Museum for 10 days from June 28
Persepolis Museum will be closed from Wednesday June 28 till the end of July 16.
Persepolis hosting “Rah-e Shahname” the third long-distance running championship
The third long-distance championship named “Rah-e Shahname” was held in the road of Shiraz to Marvdasht (Qur’an Gate to Melal Gate of Persepolis) and the distance was 45 kilometers.
Glorification Ceremony for the Cultural Heritage Staffs in Persepolis
A glorification ceremony for the cultural heritage staffs hold on May 23,2017 on the occasion of the cultural heritage week.
International Museum Day
International Museum Day and the beginning of cultural heritage week was held at the Persepolis Museum Hall.
Children-painting Competition titled "Children and Museum"
Children visit museum and paint what they realize
According to a report from public relations department of Persepolis world heritage base, on the occasion of International Museum Day and Cultural Heritage Week, there will be a children-painting competition titled “Children and Museum” at Persepolis Museum on Thursday May 18 at 9:30.
Art exhibition “Not our inheritance, in Custody for the Future Generation” at Persepolis Museum
Public Relations Department of the Persepolis World heritage Base declares that, an art exhibition titled “Not our inheritance, in Custody for the Future Generation” is going to be opened with the presence of the cultural heritage lovers on May 18 which remarks International Museum Day, exactly at 9:30 AM at Persepolis Museum.
Public Relations Department of Persepolis world Heritage Base: “the fourth volume of Parsa-Pasargadae Quarterly Newsletter has been published”
Public Relations Department of Persepolis world Heritage Base announced that the fourth volume of Parsa-Pasargadae Quarterly Newsletter has been published. This quarterly Newsletter includes the following parts:
Persepolis World Heritage Site and Pardis Garden has been Cleaned up on Clean Earth –Clean Tourism Day
The head of Persepolis World Heritage Base declared that world heritage lovers are kind to such sites at different occasions through a year. Persepolis site and Pardis Garden has been cleaned up on April 22, 2017, with “clean tourism” slogan, exactly on the occasion of international (clean) Earth Day.
The Vice President Visited Persepolis World Heritage Site
Vice President and the head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Organization (CHHTO), Zahra Ahmadipour visited Persepolis and its museum at the first day of her travel to Fars Province in April 19, 2017. She believed that the board of trustees at cultural-historical sites will increase receiving funds for these sites.
The End of Honorary Tour Guides Activity
The honorary tourist guide activity ended by the end of Nowrooz holiday.
Public Relations Department of Persepolis World Heritage Site reported that Parse World Heritage Complex which consists of Persepolis, Naqsh-e Rostam and Naqsh-e Rajab, is one of the most visited historical sites of Iran that has its highest visit rate on Nowrooz holiday, this fact increase the necessity of providing better services for the visitors on Nowrooz.
Specialized Photo Exhibitions at Persepolis
Public Relations Department of Persepolis World Heritage Site reported: “Persepolis World Heritage Site attracted visitors during Nowrooz by setting two photo exhibitions about Persepolis”.
Museums free to visitors On May 18
On the occasion of International Museum Day and Cultural Heritage Week, Thursday on May 18, 2017 visiting Museums is free all over the country.
The Persepolis Museum Closure on April 2, 2017
Persepolis World Heritage Site announced that The Museum will be closed on April 2, 2017.
Persepolis World Heritage Site
Deputy Head of Management Development Affairs of the Cultural Heritage Organization visited Persepolis
National and World heritage and the Museum will form institutional organization.
Public Relation Department of Persepolis World heritage site reported that Samiollah Hosseini Makarem during his visit to Persepolis on Thursday, March 28, 2017 said that one of the main problems of the World Heritage Sites is the lack of institutional organization which will be solved in 1396.
“Persepolis in the Passage of Time” Photo Exhibition
Public Relation Department of Persepolis World Heritage Site declared that a photo exhibition will be opened at the first days of Farvardin at Persepolis Site for the visitors.
Nowrooz Festival at Persepolis
By the beginning of the 1396 (SH) New Year there were thousands of people at Persepolis site who celebrated their new year there.
For art and music lovers:
Public Relations Department of Persepolis World Heritage Site declared:“Deymin Zand” music concert is free for everybody on March 24 and 25, 2017, at the entrance gate of Persepolis. For more information please call Public Relations Department.
The Pilot Plan of Landscaping is ready to Decorate and Organize Persepolis Entrance Path
The head of Persepolis World Heritage Site declared that the pilot plan of landscaping for the entrance path of Persepolis, with the aims of decorating and organizing there, with 4.000.000.000 Rials fund is ready for operation.
Nowrooz at Persepolis
The programs of the Nowrooz festival at Persepolis, was announced at the beginning of the New Year.
The head of Persepolis World Heritage Site talked about the performance of different cultural programs by the beginning of the New Year in 1396, at Persepolis site.
The Third Volume of Parsa-Pasargadae Quarterly has been published
Public Relations Department of Persepolis World Heritage Site announced that the fifth volume of Parsa-Pasargadae Quarterly includes the following parts:
Editor-in-chief Statement: by Masoud Rezaee Monfared, the head of Persepolis World Heritage Site
On news line: News of Persepolis and Pasargadae World Heritage Sites related to the third three-month of the year (1395)
Lotus: Turpentine Tree, The most important kind of Pasargadae plants/ Designs of the Carpet
Heritage guardian: News from Guardian unit of cultural heritage/interview with Colonel Eydi-pour, the commander of guardian unit of Fars cultural heritage organization.
Memorial: For the great Iranian archeologist, Masoud Azarnoush
History: A sample of restorations in Persepolis
Hatch: Golden bowl
Charsou: Presenting PersepolisPottery Bank/ Modern studies in Pasargadae and Dasht-e Morqab
Note: written by Doctor Hamid Fadaee, the head of Pasargadae World Heritage Site
Treasury: Bronze Achaemenid lady statue, Red pottery bowl, Leonine paw, tripod bowl standing on lion’s paws, glace brick with cuneiform inscription
The Last Page: tree in ancient Iranian symbols
The content of this quarterly newsletter is available now on Persepolis-Pasargadae Telegram Channel:
@persepolis_world_heritage_site
@pasargadaeworldheritagesite
And on the web site: www.Parse-Pasargad.ir
In Commemoration of Mohammad Hassan Moheb-ali
February 13, 2017, at 3 p.m.
Amphitheater Saloon of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization
Address: Yadegar-e Imam-Highway intersection, Azadi Street, Tehran
Call for: Cleaning the Area of Persepolis World Heritage Site
The area of the Persepolis world heritage site will be cleaned on the Monuments and Historical Sites’ Cleanup Day before the New Year with the presence of local society, non-governmental organizations and private sections in a symbolic action on March 10, 2017.
Fars historical-cultural sites will be closed on January 10, 2017
Fars historical-cultural sites will be closed on January 10, 2017
According to the Public Relations Department of Fars Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, The Director of Culture Affairs and Communication Department of Fars Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, Payam Qarabi had issued a message; expressing his condolences over passing away of Hojjatoleslam Hashemi Rafsanjani, meantime he said that the historical-cultural sites will be closed all over Fars on January 10, 2017.
All the covered offices and sites are as follow: Tomb of Hafez and Sa’di, Karim Khan Arg (castle), Persepolis World Heritage Site, Pasargadae, Naqsh-e Rostam, Naqsh-e Rajab, Bishapur, Tang-e Chowgan, Shapur Cave, Qal’e Dokhtar, Palace of Ardashir in Firoozabad, Sarvestan Palace and other related places.
Transferring Ancient Artifacts from Italy to Persepolis
Public Relations Department of Persepolis World Heritage Site declared that 10 ancient artifacts had been sent to Italy from Iran to be presented in an exhibition “Lions and Bulls of Ancient Art of Persia from Achaemenid to Sassanid era” those artifacts had been transferred into Iran by the end of the exhibition.
The Second Volume of Parsa-Pasargadae Quarterly has been published
Public Relations Department of Persepolis World Heritage Site announced that the fifth volume of Parsa-Pasargadae Quarterly includes the following parts:
Officials and Experts from Cultural Heritage Research Centre, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, and Plan and Budget Organization Visited Tol-e Ajori
Officials and experts of Cultural Heritage Research Centre, deputy of Plan and Budget Organization visited the excavation at Tol-e Ajori on November 6, 2016.
Training Workshop: “Children and Developing Culture of Protection”
The head of Persepolis World Heritage Site announced this news and said “the present Training Workshop, Children and Developing Culture of Cultural Heritage Protection was held for 100 primary school students to acquaint them with cultural heritage, tell them their values and teach them how to protect them from harms”.
The Project of Organizing Persepolis Entrance has been started
The head of Persepolis World Heritage site announced that fifty thousand bilingual brochures about Persepolis have been prepared and published for the visitors.
Judicial Writ Performance, Destroying a Silo in the Persepolis Right-of-way
The head of Persepolis World Heritage Site talked about the destruction and height reduction of two siloes which exceed the Persepolis right-of-way, he continued “after lodging a complaint against Naqsh-e Rostam Flour Factory, the writ for destroying and shortening those siloes had accomplished, finally”.
Constructing Site Museum at ‘Tol-e Ajori’ Finalized
The deputy of Iran Cultural Heritage Organization announced “the project of constructing site museum at Tol-e Ajori has been finalized”.
Fars Historical-Cultural Monuments are closed on Tasua and Ashura
The Director of Culture Affairs and Communication Department of Fars Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization said “Fars Historical-Cultural Monuments are closed on Tasua and Ashura”.
According to the Public Relations Department of Fars Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, Payam Qerabi expressed condolences over Imam Hussein mourning ritual and said that historical-cultural sites will be closed all over Fars on Tasua, October 12and Ashura October 13, 2016.
All the covered offices and sites are as follow: Tomb of Hafez and Sa’di, Karim Khan Arg (castle), Persepolis World Heritage Site, Pasargadae, Naqsh-e Rostam, Naqsh-e Rajab, Bishapur, Tang-e Chowgan, Shapur Cave, Qal’e Dokhtar, Palace of Ardashir in Firoozabad, Sarvestan Palace and other related places.
Fars Historical- Cultural Monuments free to visit October 27, 2017
The Director of Culture Affairs and Communication Department of Fars Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization announced the free visit of Fars Historical- Cultural Monuments for everyone on October 27, 2017.
According to the Public Relations Department of Fars Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, Payam Qerabi declared that visiting Fars Historical- Cultural monuments are free for everyone on October 27, 2017 because of The International Tourism Day. He added people can visit historical sites from morning till night on the mentioned day.
All the covered offices and sites are as follow: Tomb of Hafez and Sa’di, Vakil Bath, Karim Khan Arg (castle), Pars Museum, Haft-Tan Historic Stones Musem, Water Museum, Persepolis World Heritage Site, Pasargadae, Naqsh-e Rostam, Naqsh-e Rajab, Bishapur, Tang-e Chowgan, Sassanid Museum in Kazeroon, Qal’e Dokhtar, Palace of Ardashir in Firoozabad are the covered places by Fars Cultural Heritage Organization.
‘Shab-e Firuze-i’ at Persepolis
‘Shab-e Firuze-i’ which is a TV program, introduces and shows Fars cultural and historical sites. On July 26 and 27, 2016 it was the first time that the TV audiences were watching a live program from Persepolis.
Public Relations Department of Persepolis World heritage Site declares that Mahmud Pak-niyat (the actor), Mehdi Rostami, Navid Nik-kar, Mehdi Karami (the singer) and Dr. Amiri the general manager of ICHTO were the guests of the program at the first night and at the second night Fakhr-o-Din Seddiq Sharif (the actor), Hojjat Ashraf-zade (the singer) and Masoud Rezaei Monfared, the head of Persepolis World Heritage Site were the guests.
Introducing “Sassanian History”, a Book By Prof. Shapur Shahbazi
A ceremony had been held at Fars library and archives center to introduce a book “Sassanian History” written by Prof. Shapur Shahbazi on his death anniversary, in which numbers of professors and researchers of art, archeology and history field were presented. Prof. Shapur Shahbazi was born in April 16, 2006 and deceased when he was 63 and buried at Hafez Tomb. God bless him.
The Conference of Parsa-Pasargadae World Heritage Site’s Achievements
The conference of Parsa-Pasargadae world heritage site’s achievements was held in December 10, 2011 at 9 a.m. in the conference hall of Shiraz research institute of cultural heritage organization with the cooperation of cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism organization.
Secretary of this conference said “the conference is based on the subjects related to archeology, restoration and conservation, analytical engineering, architecture, visit management and climatology and geology”.
The conference secretary, Mohammad-hasan Talebiyan, declared that “the stone conservation and restoration is at high rank in Persepolis and Parsa, and this is the result of good and proper management of that area”. He also said that “for the positive activities which has been done at Parsa-Pasargadae area and as its management is good, we almost do not pay anything for international cooperation”. Dr. Talebiyan said that “it’s important for us to see that the activities related to Persepolis become worldwide and we can assert that appropriate activities have been done in the field of monitoring”
