TEHRAN On Wednesday, Ali Darabi, Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, went to the UNESCO-listed Tchogha Zanbil, a prehistorical destroyed ziggurat in Khuzestan province as part of his main tour of heritage projects in the region.During his visit, Darabi was informed on the most recent remediation and preservation efforts at the ancient site.
Tchogha Zanbil was the very first Iranian monolith that was engraved on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Today, with 28 UNESCO-listed sites, Iran ranks among the worlds top 10 countries in cultural heritage, he stated.Describing the ziggurat as a testimony to the architectural and city preparation ingenuity of ancient Iranians, Darabi highlighted its significance in highlighting the lifestyle and achievements of early civilizations.Moreover, Atefeh Rashnoei, Director of the Tchogha Zanbil World Heritage Site, offered insights into the sites historic value.
This structure goes back to c.
1250 BC, and some specialists believe its arches may have motivated later Roman rising methods, she explained.Darabi then stressed the value of ongoing conservation efforts, noting that continuous restoration projects aim to preserve the integrity of the site for future generations.Tchogha Zanbil, likewise called the Ziggurat of Dur-Untash, stands as a testament to the architectural sparkle of its time.
It was made a UNESCO site in 1979.
Its construction started in c.
1250 BC upon the order of the Elamite king Untash-Napirisha (1275-1240 BC) as the spiritual center of Elam devoted to the Elamite divinities Inshushinak and Napirisha.As mentioned by the UN cultural body, Tchogha Zanbil is the largest ziggurat beyond Mesopotamia and the best preserved of this type of stepped pyramidal monument.
Tchogha Zanbil was excavated in 6 seasons between 1951 and 1961 by Roman Ghirshman, a Russian-born French archeologist who concentrated on ancient Iran.AM