TEHRAN
-- Dr Mohammad Beheshti, the director of the
Cultural Heritage Organization, CHO has said that
the magnificent monument at Pârse-Gerd Palace
which also known as Persepolis is of utmost
importance to the organization, adding that it
acts as the eye of the country's national
heritage.
Speaking in a meeting of Fars
Province's Council of Development and Culture, Dr
Beheshti said that the organization aims to
introduce Persepolis to the world.
He emphasized that the nature of
cultural projects differs from other projects,
saying that a development project in Persepolis is
being put into operation too slowly. He suggested
that the officials in charge of the project answer
to the entire world on this issue.
Therefore, Dr Beheshti said, in
a bid to prevent any possible mistakes in the
realization of the project, the Cultural Heritage
Organization has to be very accurate and work
gradually.
Dr Beheshti noted that twenty
meetings of experts have been held this year
focusing on the Achaemenid Era, adding that three
contracts have been signed for the further
development of Persepolis.
He said that over two billion
Rials have been allocated to the tourism sector in
Persepolis.
Persepolis is a stone monument
located in Marvdasht plain, north of city of
Shiraz.
According to historians, the
monument was built in 520 BCE during the reign of
Darius the Great, the third Emperor of the
Achaemenid dynasty.
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