Quoted by ISNA; Mojtaba Pourshafi said:
The city of Zawwara is one of the historical and valuable cities of the coury whose texture is listed in the national monumes list, but unfortunately last night about 5 % of the city’s historical coext, which is in the coext of national registration, was destroyed.
He added that the cause of the destruction can not be determined yet, adding:
We need more careful expert reviews to determine the exhaustion of structures or other factors, including adjace construction activities, have been involved in the incide.
The head of the Ardestan Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Departme, poiing out that one of the possibilities raised in the demolition of monumes is new construction next to them:
Near the suburb, the municipality of Zawara issued a construction permit and the adjace property owner had excavated and implemeed foundations.
Pourshafi added:
It cannot be absolutely forbidden to build near monumes, but in this particular case one of the neighboring buildings was demolished and the owner kept part of the wall with only temporary wooden beams and structures.
He said.
Given the available evidence, it is likely that the adjace owner’s failure will be involved in the incide, but the final conclusion requires careful expert examination.
The head of the Ardestan Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Departme emphasized:
There is no plan to remove this monume and will begin emergency restoration next week. Immediately thereafter, the reconstruction of the demolished departme will be on the agenda.
