Envoy: Golestan Palace Registered In UNESCO Global Heritage List

Paris, June 25, IRNA – Permanent Ambassador of Iran at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Mohammad-Reza Majidi informed IRNA that Tehranˈs Golestan Palace was recently registered in UNESCOˈs global heritage list. According to IRNA correspondent in Paris, Majidi said in an interview with IRNA, “In the course of the 37th Conference of UNESCO Cultural Heritage on Friday, that started on June 14th, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on the morning of Sunday, June 23rd, Golestan Palace was registered in UNESCO global heritage list as the 16th Iranian monument in that list.” Ambassador Majidi added, “The ongoing Conference of UNESCO Cultural Heritage Committee had great achievements for our country, which in addition to registering the Golestan Palace, we can refer to the re-registering of Bam Arg in that list after it had earlier been deleted from the UNESCO list.” He added, “Earlier, too, 15 Iranian historical sites, including Choghazanbil, the Persepolis Palace, Pasargad, Takht-e Soleyman, Isfahan’s Imam Square, Bam Arg, the Soltaniyyeh Dome, the Bosotoun Plaque, Sheikh Safiyeddin Ardebili’s Shrine, the historical complex of Tabriz bazaar, a number of Iranian gardens, the Congregational Mosque of Isfahan, and Gonbad-e Kavous have been registered in UNESCO’s global heritage list.” Golestan Palace is a historical monument in Tehran dating back to Qajar era, comprised of various parts such as the marble throne, Karim Khan’s Cozy Corner, Salam Hall, the Mirror Hall, the Dining Hall, the Marble Hall, the Imperial Bedrooms Building, the Shams ol-Emareh Palace, the Windy Building, the Diamond Hall, the Abyaz Palace and Chador Khaneh./end