The process of demanding the protection of Isfahan’s cultural heritage should be institutionalized

According to the report of Arya Heritage, quoted by the public relations of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Isfahan Province, the conference honoring the investors of Isfahan’s historical fabric (paternal heritage) last Monday 12 It was held in July with the efforts of Isfahan Municipality and the General Department of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Isfahan Province at the historical house of Isfahan Constitutionalism.

Alireza Izadi, Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Isfahan province, emphasized in this conference: One of our most important neglects in the last decade was not paying attention to the global registration of Isfahan’s historical and cultural axis, in such a way that this axis and its historical and cultural context as The urban identity of the legendary city of Isfahan, which is one of the oldest cities in Iran, was known. However, by neglecting this important event, we have limited ourselves to preserving only a few historical structures such as Chehlsetun and Imam Square.

He also stated: Undoubtedly, Isfahan, as one of the oldest cities in Iran, both before Islam and during the Islamic era, was one of the few cities in which an original structure of authentic Iranian urbanism came to the fore..

Yazidi also stated: As we have seen in the message of Dr. Darabi, the Honorable Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Isfahan’s situation is not very good today, so we must try to institutionalize the process of demanding in order to protect the precious historical legacy of our ancestors. One of the most important ways to achieve this category is to support investors in the restoration of the historical context and also to get the help of benefactors who are always ready to protect the cultural and historical values ​​of their land. However, today we have seen that despite the existence of school-building charitable associations, the place of these charitable associations is empty in the field of cultural heritage protection, such as the revival of the Imam Mosque, the Jame Mosque, or the Ibn Sina School, which is a unique part of the identity of Iran and Isfahan..

Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Isfahan province noted: Although some historical monuments have been restored by benefactors in the past, the lack of sufficient training and the lack of cultural economy benefits in these projects have made benefactors unwilling to do this..

He also stated: In the past, we sought to create an economy, but instead of culturalizing our economy, we forgot our culture through neglect and ignorance, and by destroying the historical fabric of the cities, we have created ignorance in the new generations..

Director General of Isfahan’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts emphasized: Currently, in every village and barzan and even in scientific centers, if you ask about the cultural heritage of Isfahan, only the word “culture” remains on the tongue, but this word is without elders and historical details. which is the constituent of the urban fabric of this metropolis, will not have meaning and concept. Textures are the cultural life-giving points of a city.

Emphasizing that today we are the inheritors of this paternal heritage and we must strive to preserve it. He added: Textures are the cultural life-giving points of a city, and if these textures are destroyed, the details of our mosque, school, and houses will lose their true form..

Yazidi stated that the historical and cultural axis of Isfahan should be registered in the world record, and said: This axis and historical and cultural context is basically the identity of the oldest city of Iran in its new form, but we only want to preserve a few historical contexts such as Chihelsetun and Maidan. Imam, we have had enough.

Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Isfahan said: As a valuable historical context, the integrated fabric of Isfahan must be preserved and cared for as the main model of sustainable cultural development, and we, as narrators of what and who this historical metropolis is, must narrate its background and identity for future generations. Our children can defend their identity knowing this background.

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