Windows and decorative elements damaged at the Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site, by U.S.-Israeli strikes. Images taken from videos shared by Iranian agencies.
On Monday, Iranian media and Western news agencies reported that the Golestan Palace, a former Qajar royal palace located in the Soltanati citadel in the historic heart of Tehran, was damaged by Israeli-American attacks.According to initial information from Iranian agencies, the reverberations of the explosions affected several elements of the palace, notably the windows, doors, mirrors and some architectural decorations. The historic orsi windows and wooden doors were also reportedly impacted. Ahmad Alavi, president of the tourism committee of Tehran’s city council, told local media that the force of the explosions was strong enough to lift the bitumen covering in some areas inside the palace grounds.Videos and images from inside the complex were broadcast by the news channel of the Iranian presidency. Afarin Emami, director of the...
On Monday, Iranian media and Western news agencies reported that the Golestan Palace, a former Qajar royal palace located in the Soltanati citadel in the historic heart of Tehran, was damaged by Israeli-American attacks.According to initial information from Iranian agencies, the reverberations of the explosions affected several elements of the palace, notably the windows, doors, mirrors and some architectural decorations. The historic orsi windows and wooden doors were also reportedly impacted. Ahmad Alavi, president of the tourism committee of Tehran’s city council, told local media that the force of the explosions was strong enough to lift the bitumen covering in some areas inside the palace grounds.Videos and images from inside the complex were broadcast by the news channel of the Iranian presidency. Afarin Emami, director of the...
