Stopping the construction of toilets in Persepolis

The director of the world heritage site of Persepolis announced the suspension of the construction of the tourist complex and sanitary facilities in the first-class protection of Persepolis.

Alireza Askari Chavardi said following the criticisms of the establishment of a tourism complex and a number of sanitary facilities by the Iran Tourism Organization in the area of ​​the well of the Takht Jamshid forest, and the cultural heritage officials of Fars province have declared it portable and to serve tourists. :

Finally, during the joint meeting of the Persepolis World Heritage Site, the Director General of National and World Heritage Sites, and the Director of the Iranian Tourism and Tourism Organization of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, after discussing and explaining the importance of the protection of Persepolis, the final decision was made on the priority of preservation, coherence And the integration of the city of Parse, Persepolis in Persepolis was established within the first-class sanctuary and it was agreed that the Iran Tourism and Tourism Organization will stop the construction of the welfare and health complex in the forest well of Persepolis and entrust the continuation of this project to the World Heritage Site of Persepolis.

Director of the World Heritage Site of Persepolis emphasized:

Obviously, the World Heritage Site of Persepolis will decide on the location and how to use these sanitary facilities in the place agreed by the Technical and Strategic Council of Persepolis in the near future.

Askari Chavardi also thanked the media, the director of the General Directorate of National and World Heritage Bases of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, understanding the conditions and cooperation of the Iran Tourism Organization and the Ministry of Tourism to address people’s concerns and to preserve the national identity and to maintain the integrity of national unity and integrity. , stated:

The privacy of the world heritage of Persepolis and preserving its sanctity is respecting the national history of the country, and efforts are being made to preserve the historical and cultural elements of the surrounding area of ​​Persepolis in the connection and coherence of the historical context of Parse, and to preserve the integrity of the works.

Director of the World Heritage Site of Persepolis said:

The arena and privacy of any historical work is actually a part of the landscape, cultural and historical identity of that ancient work, in such a way that the historical work was born in the context of a specific arena and privacy. The arena and privacy is considered a part of the existence of any historical or natural work, in this sense, an area or an ancient building was formed and identified only in the same environment and special context.

Askari Chavardi added:

If the area and privacy are taken from the ancient work, the historical cultural life and identity base of the ancient work will lose its coherence and originality. Its meaning is lost and the historical cultural identity of the landscape around the work is lost. This issue becomes more important especially regarding world heritage; Because the rules and criteria for registering the world heritage of the major historical works of our country are dependent on the cultural, natural and historical background, which have qualified for registration on a global scale with at least two of the 10 criteria of the world registration. The registration criteria are mainly derived from creativity, innovation, how to use the natural landscape and, in general, transmit a kind of human knowledge. In fact, the fields and sanctuaries of the national and world heritage of the birthplace and origin are a part of the knowledge of humanity, which at some point in time have been influential in the progress of the world’s sciences and techniques. Today, at the world level, the places and origins of this human knowledge are protected within the framework of national and world heritage areas and sanctuaries, and governments are obliged to comply with the laws and regulations established in the Constitution and UNESCO World Heritage to preserve, introduce and exploit scientific, cultural and Art is one of these works.

Director of the World Heritage Site of Persepolis reminded:

Persepolis is not limited to Takhtgah, but Takhtgah itself was a part of Parse city, and during recent excavations, the gate of Parse city was discovered at a distance of 4 kilometers from it. Between the gate of the city and the throne of Persepolis, there were other buildings that have been destroyed over time and require archaeological exploration. One cannot understand the throne of Persepolis and the city of Parse without studying the territory of Persepolis. The same is true for other ancient monuments of the country. The first solution is for the government to acquire this type of sanctuaries and ancient monuments located in the world heritage area so that the cultural economy can be used for tourism in the world heritage. Possession of world and national heritage area and privacy on any type of capital. Precedence. The legal solution is to acquire, create and support legal organizations in the administrative structure; Because the scope of the great sanctuary of many world heritage works is covered by historical and ancient works that require archaeological exploration or turning these works into a museum site.