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    Sergio Beltrán-García‏ @ssbeltran 5 Jan 2020

    These are some of the #IranianCulturalSites that @realDonaldTrump threatened to destroy. Persepolis. Of of the last standing massive archaeological complexes from ancient Persia. The Iranians and their cultural institutions have done a fantastic job in protecting it. 1/12pic.twitter.com/DjxH6nf3Lo

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      2. Sergio Beltrán-García‏ @ssbeltran 5 Jan 2020

        Several shrines are completely covered in extremely intricate geometrical cut mirrors. Going inside any of them makes you feel like Iranians have found a way to capture all of the galaxy’s stars in a single building. #IranianCulturalSites 2/12pic.twitter.com/L9Q4OQNqpH

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      3. Sergio Beltrán-García‏ @ssbeltran 5 Jan 2020

        Iranian Islamic architecture is... just too beautiful for words. A perfect harmony of materials, engineering, symbolism and function. Muqarnasas: representations of God’s honey blessing us from heaven. Wooden bricks for earthquake-proofing. #IranianCulturalSites 3/12pic.twitter.com/4pT9tNHS9r

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      4. Sergio Beltrán-García‏ @ssbeltran 5 Jan 2020

        Iranians are artists of light, revealing and concealing it with masterful intent. There also hide meaning: a hypostyle room will suggest patterns, only to be intentionally broken by the architect, for only God is perfect. #IranianCulturalSites 4/12pic.twitter.com/jQiKCUnmtk

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      5. Sergio Beltrán-García‏ @ssbeltran 5 Jan 2020

        Not only is #IranianCulturalSites about ancient architecture, but living spaces of everyday activity as well. Markets thrive offering unheard of spices, nuts, fabrics which we cannot allow to lose. 5/12pic.twitter.com/ziysyeUlQQ

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      6. Sergio Beltrán-García‏ @ssbeltran 5 Jan 2020

        An example of a building ancient Persians used for creating and storing ice, using passive systems and waters’ physical properties. Technologies we could still learn from in today’s energy and climate crisis. #IranianCulturalSites 6/12pic.twitter.com/zbTopukAMv

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      7. Sergio Beltrán-García‏ @ssbeltran 5 Jan 2020

        We still have much to learn from Islamic architecture in Iran. These buildings’ quality is unsurpassable, Iranians have cared for it so well for the world to enjoy. That last picture: a vault with Allah’s 999/1000 names written...with bricks! 😱 #IranianCulturalSites 7/12pic.twitter.com/kKgHyHBYRf

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      8. Sergio Beltrán-García‏ @ssbeltran 5 Jan 2020

        That first vault uses optical illusion to make it seem like it’s meters high, and it’s only under 2m. I find the combination of bare brick and lapis lazuli-glazed elements beautiful beyond description. #IranianCulturalSites 8/12pic.twitter.com/IToUclcgHj

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      9. Sergio Beltrán-García‏ @ssbeltran 5 Jan 2020

        More vaults. More mathematical and engineering perfection. Just look at these shapes and shadows. Only an ignorant who hates humanity’s greatest achievements could ever even think of destroying them. #IranianCulturalSites 9/12pic.twitter.com/7VxhwuZf7A

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      10. Sergio Beltrán-García‏ @ssbeltran 5 Jan 2020

        The crown of the jewel: The entrance of Esfahan’s Shah Mosque. I would protect this with my life. Anyone of us should. Also the Sheikh Lotfollah mosque, outside proportions are sublime, inside a 360° peacock. #IranianCulturalSites 10/12pic.twitter.com/VMvg4GE2UF

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      11. Sergio Beltrán-García‏ @ssbeltran 5 Jan 2020

        A double vaulted plafond with musical instrument shapes... because it is a chamber for music (the double ceiling changes sound reverberation). These spaces aren’t swarmed with foreign tourists: Iranians live, pray, love and laugh here. #IranianCulturalSites 11/12pic.twitter.com/iHTLPv7jTW

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      12. Sergio Beltrán-García‏ @ssbeltran 5 Jan 2020

        Finally: #IranianCulturalSites are given meaning by Iranians. They‘re the ones who protect, research, keep building/revisiting their extremely rich culture. Here, an artisan shows how he creates geometrical tiles. We cannot allow senseless war to harm them/their identity. 12/12pic.twitter.com/D4qQphAPUi

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