Did anyone happen to have visited Arg-e Bam recently? If so, please tell me whether the restoration work has progressed to such an extent to make a visit worthwhile.
Thank you for your update in advance.
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margotv
I was there a year ago and it is worthwhile a visit to my opinion. You cannot go all the way up to the Governor's residence, but you can enter the stable area. What I heard is that Unesco didn't want all of Bam to be restored completely back to its state of before the earthquake
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chatswood
margotv,
Thank you for the update.
Hope that there has been some more progress since your last visit, but cannot understand UNESCO's rationale for its decision. I shall go there.
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margotv
My pleasure. The rationale behind this decision would be that they want the impact of the earthquake to still be visible, as that, too, is part of the history. I visited Bam in 2011 and since then the restoration has definitely progressed. Even in 2011 I was impressed by the site, last year even more. Enjoy yourself!
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Thorn Tree
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