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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

US-Israeli strike kills 15 at Isfahan factory, Iranian media says

A missile strike on Isfahan killed at least 15 factory workers, with Iran reporting 1,444 deaths and over 18,500 wounded since February 28, while cultural heritage sites and military targets face ongoing attacks.
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fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

US and Israel Strikes Damage 17th-Century Palace in Isfahan

Israeli and US strikes on Isfahan damaged the 17th-century Chehel Sotoun palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site, destroying windows, decorative inlays, and Persian murals.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

Chronicles of a Needless War

Israeli and US airstrikes damage Tehran's UNESCO World Heritage Golestan Palace, while DC's Epstein installation highlights accountability, and AI copyright protections remain legally unresolved.
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fromHyperallergic
2 weeks ago

Israel-US Strikes Damage Tehran's Historic Golestan Palace

US and Israeli airstrikes damaged Golestan Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tehran containing priceless Iranian art and manuscripts from the Qajar dynasty.
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fromNew York Daily News
2 years ago

Workers accused of digging shortcut through Great Wall of China

Two construction workers used an excavator to widen a gap in a Ming-era section of the Great Wall, causing irreversible damage; they were detained and charged with destroying a cultural relic.
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fromwww.dw.com
4 months ago

Afghanistan's historic Blue Mosque damaged by earthquake DW 11/03/2025

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake damaged the 15th-century Blue Mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif, killed at least 20 people, and injured more than 600.
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