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Nature Bridge - Tehran

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Milad Tower

structure, dating back 10,000 years - one specimen was re ected in the Islamic architecture and
of which was presented to the United Nations as culture in a remarkable synthesis of Persian and
a symbol of Iran’s ancient civilizational legacy. Islamic aesthetics, with hundreds of magni cent
Similarly, the Burnt City (Shahr-e Sukhteh) 3 mosques and Islamic buildings remaining to this
in Sistan, inscripted in a UNESCO World day. e enduring architectural legacy of Iran
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Heritage, a 5,200-year-old urban complex, reveals includes Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Vakil
signi cant advancements that are still under Mosque in Shiraz, the Blue Mosque in Tabriz,
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active investigation. e notable ndings at this the Soltaniyeh Dome in Zanjan and so on.
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site are: the world’s oldest animation depicted
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on a rotating pottery vessel, the earliest known Furthermore, Iran’s strategic position at the
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prosthetic eye , and complex urban planning. intersection of East and West, particularly along
the historical Silk Road, facilitated extensive
Further reinforcing Iran’s historical importance intercultural exchange and economic integration
are the world’s earliest written legal texts, and brought about cultural ourishing. e
including the famous Code of Hammurabi , widespread presence of Iranian artifacts housed
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discovered in Susa, part of southwestern Iran, in museums across continents, from Spain to
currently housed in the Louvre Museum. e Japan, bears witness to this.
Cyrus Cylinder , attributed to Cyrus the Great of
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the Achaemenid Empire, is regarded as an early Naturally, such a geopolitically and economically
declaration of human rights and a precursor to location has always attracted the ambitions
the United Nations Charter. of global powers and at times invading tribes.
However, national and religious pride and
Iran’s cultural contributions are also evident dedication have always safeguarded this land.
in the UNESCO World Heritage List, with At the same time, it should be noted that many
registered sites such as Chogha Zanbil , an of the invading groups, a er settling in Iran,
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Elamite ziggurat constructed around 1250 BCE; assimilated into its rich and enduring culture and
the ceremonial capital of Persepolis (Takht- contributed to the ourishing of its civilization
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e Jamshid); and numerous other architectural through the creation of cultural works and
masterpieces. ese areas testify to the grandeur historical monuments. is pattern underscores
and sophistication of ancient Iran. the integrative and resilient character of Iranian
civilization, which continues to inform the
With the advent of Islam in this land around 1,300 country’s contemporary e orts in cultural
years ago, the splendor of Iranian civilization diplomacy.

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