00:00It's considered a jewel of Persian architecture, but Shehel Sutoun in Isfahan, also known as
00:07a 40-columns palace, has not been spared by the recent bombing of Iran.
00:11Inside, the force of the explosions has shattered windows and beams, as well as millennia-old
00:17wall decorations.
00:18The United Nations warns priceless heritage is being destroyed.
00:22What is happening is clear to all, that in this increasingly modern conflict, it's civilians
00:29that pay the price, it's civilian infrastructure that pays the price, and we see the destruction
00:35of priceless historical heritage.
00:41I mean, you just have to look at what happened in Syria, right?
00:44The destruction of the heritage there during the conflict there, and we're seeing it again
00:49in this region.
00:50Last week, the 16th-century Golestan Palace, located in the heart of Tehran, was damaged.
00:56According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the
01:02city of Tehran in Lebanon and the white city of Tel Aviv have also been affected.
01:07With the expansion of the conflict, all the region's listed sites are now at risk, including
01:12the citadel of Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan and World Heritage treasures situated in Cyprus, Jordan,
01:19Turkey and Palestine.
01:22UNESCO has shared the geographical coordinates of the sites inscribed on the World Heritage
01:27list with all parties involved in the war, in the hopes of preventing further irreparable
01:32damage.
01:33And beyond heritage, UNESCO insists that access to education for children caught up in the conflict
01:40place but remains a priority.
01:42UNESCO hope spread to land momentum andнее some incidents.
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