00:00We are here right outside the Marble Throne or what's called the Takste Marmar, the sheets that you see, huge
00:07sheets covering this entire facade, this entire area is because of the destruction inside which we'll be showing you in
00:13just a bit but again you know all the windows, paints that have been shattered because of the impact of
00:20the blouse are now covered with plastic sheets or cotton sheets and work is underway.
00:27This entire area has been cleared, there's work that's going on inside, clearing up, cleaning up and then they will
00:34be redoing the entire palace.
00:37For now this is shut for public but we've got special permit to enter.
00:41This is what we're showing to you, what a war does.
00:44It does not just damage a country's economy or hurt the people living in that country, it also hurts the
00:52heritage and culture of a country and that's exactly what Golestha Palace today represents.
00:57So we're here in the 14th century Golestha Palace, it's all shattered, this is called the Palace of Mirrors and
01:06that's why we all have to wear helmets so that we are secure in case shards of glasses fall on
01:13our heads.
01:13So let's go in.
01:40So this is the Palace of Mirrors.
01:43If you see, this room is one of the most impacted rooms, what you have over here is all the
01:51shards of glass that they collected and have put aside but if you see most of the glass panes up
01:59on the ceiling absolutely destroyed.
02:02The windows over here were destroyed and from here if you look out the window, what you see is the
02:10blue shield.
02:11Now under the Hague Convention, this is the blue shield that every, I'll take Aya Satya to come to this
02:19corner because that's where it'll be visible from.
02:21That's the blue shield, it should be visible for everyone and anyone who's looking at targeting an area or a
02:30building.
02:30And in this case, this blue shield is very important because it allows you even during wartime to ensure that
02:39there is no attack on this property.
02:43This represents a UNESCO heritage site, so it should remain untouched.
02:50There is one they've put at the fountain and one on the ceiling to ensure that this remains a protected
02:56site, although it has been impacted because of an attack in the nearby building.
03:01But just to ensure that this faces no more damage or attack, the blue shields are up, and the blue
03:08shields are up in most of the UNESCO heritage sites across Iran.
03:14Okay, this is the Palace of Mirrors and this is where the Shah's throne was.
03:22Farahnauz over here is going to explain to us what happened and Aga Hossain Saab is going to then explain
03:28to us.
03:28Please tell us exactly what happened on that day.
03:41As you see here, it dates back to somehow 207 days back.
03:48And somehow, as you see here, there are some windows and ceiling shatters after the shockwaves.
03:56And unfortunately, the verandah, as you see in the background, is just broken.
04:01And over there, on the left, as you see, there is a window that is broken and it's also damaged.
04:08That is a verandah that she's trying to explain, that it explains on the top and also some on the
04:15down.
04:15This is a historical site, Aga Hossain.
04:20The destruction cannot be put in money in terms of damage, right?
04:24Because this is history that's shattered.
04:28It says that there is also a way of seeing history as anew.
04:34Do you think it's just back to the back?
04:36What kind of space is that it has to be a unique and more sustainable curriculum?
04:39In the past, the the UNESCO's landscape is the city.
04:44The project has been made by the city, the city and the city has been made.
04:47The city is rijbe.
04:47It is located in the Hossain Hall, the city has come out of 9, right?
04:52It used to be a spot.
04:57Unfortunately we need to repair it completely as you see I told you the
05:01veranda the window can not just be repaired completely but they just try
05:05to abandon it and repair it and somehow fix it as well as before did the officers
05:12and officials for all who are handling Golistham Palace rush to see the damage
05:16what happened on that day?
05:18After the investigation, they were working here and they would know what happened
05:23she says they themselves do it they just try to collect all the shattered windows
05:36and anything that was broken by themselves just before they just been asked or
05:42somehow order to do so okay and in terms of security is are there some measures now
05:51they are taking to ensure that Golistham Palace is secure?
05:54He said as you see they just wipe off the floor as you see they just wipe off the floor
06:19completely
06:20and they have got as you have got it on your head the helmets and also some safety measures we
06:26have
06:27we have got some gloves that you need to just put on your hand so that you do not cut
06:32your hand or any
06:33kind of I don't know something happened to your hands or bodies but they just try to do so that
06:38nothing happens to anybody or no injuries happen.
06:41Golistham Palace that way is quite unique why because it not only represents Iranian culture and heritage
06:47there's also fusion during Shah's time he travelled Europe and what he did to the walls of this palace
06:54represents a fusion that maybe many might not prefer but if you see the lion over there
07:01that represents naroz which means new year lion representing the new year eating away the old year that's gone by
07:10and that's why you see this lion's image eating his prey in most of the murals that you see over
07:18here
07:18but then there's fusion because then he went to Europe and he brought in the angels and fairies
07:27and the house that you see that has been that is also part of this artwork which has a cross
07:35atop which is a church
07:37so there was a lot of fusion many did not prefer it but yes if you see the murals there
07:44are angels fairies
07:46and the lion eating its prey so message of how one tradition and one culture met the other which is
07:58maybe preferred
07:59by some not preferred by many others and that's why Golistham Palace will always remain in the hearts and minds
08:07of people
08:07as a cultural heritage site but one that also symbolizes monarchy
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