Particles on the historic monument Golestan Palace after it was broken in an Israeli and U.S. strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli battle with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026.
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Iran’s Cultural Heritage and Tourism Ministry stated Saturday (March 14, 2026) no less than 56 museums and historic websites throughout the nation have been broken, because the Iran-Israel battle entered its fifteenth day.
In Tehran, U.S.-Israeli strikes broken the UNESCO-listed Golestan Palace within the early days of the battle, native media reported.
The palace advanced is without doubt one of the oldest websites within the Iranian capital and as soon as served because the residence of the Qajar dynasty.
The Ministry stated Tehran has recorded the best variety of broken monuments, with 19 struggling various ranges of hurt.
The huge Naghsh-e Jahan Sq., a Seventeenth-century architectural jewel within the coronary heart of the central Iranian metropolis of Isfahan, has additionally been broken.
Particles on the historic monument Golestan Palace after it was broken in an Israeli and U.S. strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli battle with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026.
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West Asia Information Company through Reuters
Within the port of Siraf, in Bushehr province, a number of homes have been hit within the historic quarter, dwelling to many century-old buildings.
UNESCO, the UN’s tradition company, advised AFP on Friday (March 13, 2026) it was involved about a whole bunch of historic websites in Iran, Israel and Lebanon which were broken or threatened by the battle.
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