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🇮🇷 IRAN NOMINATES MIRRORWORK ART & FALAK-OL-AFLAK FOR UNESCO STATUS
Iran just dropped two big nominations on UNESCO’s desk: the glittering art of Ayeneh-kari (mirrorwork) and the ancient, fortress-on-a-hill Falak-ol-Aflak.
Mirrorwork isn’t just shiny stuff on walls — we’re talking thousands of tiny glass pieces cut into triangles, diamonds, and more, turned into jaw-dropping mosaics inside palaces and mosques.
Think disco ball meets Persian geometry.
You’ll find peak sparkle at Golestan Palace in Tehran or Chehel Sotun in Isfahan.
Then there’s Falak-ol-Aflak — an 8-towered beast of a fortress towering over the city of Khorramabad.
It’s part castle, part time machine, surrounded by caves, rivers, bridges, and Insta-worthy nighttime lighting.
Iran’s hoping UNESCO gives both a nod, saying they reflect centuries of culture, beauty, and “please come visit us” tourism energy.
Source: Tehran Times
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🇮🇷 IRAN NOMINATES MIRRORWORK ART & FALAK-OL-AFLAK FOR UNESCO STATUS
Iran just dropped two big nominations on UNESCO’s desk: the glittering art of Ayeneh-kari (mirrorwork) and the ancient, fortress-on-a-hill Falak-ol-Aflak.
Mirrorwork isn’t just shiny stuff on walls — we’re talking thousands of tiny glass pieces cut into triangles, diamonds, and more, turned into jaw-dropping mosaics inside palaces and mosques.
Think disco ball meets Persian geometry.
You’ll find peak sparkle at Golestan Palace in Tehran or Chehel Sotun in Isfahan.
Then there’s Falak-ol-Aflak — an 8-towered beast of a fortress towering over the city of Khorramabad.
It’s part castle, part time machine, surrounded by caves, rivers, bridges, and Insta-worthy nighttime lighting.
Iran’s hoping UNESCO gives both a nod, saying they reflect centuries of culture, beauty, and “please come visit us” tourism energy.
Source: Tehran Times
https://x.com/MarioNawfal/...
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