# @hyperallergic on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-03-14T13:09:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Hyperallergic (@hyperallergic) — https://gondola.cc/hyperallergic

## Caption

Israeli and United States forces have taken aim at the city of Isfahan in their joint war on Iran, with strikes reportedly damaging several centuries-old palaces and buildings that functioned as cultural and tourism centers. 

While Isfahan is known for its dynastic architecture and craftwork as the former Persian capital during the Safavid Empire, the city and its namesake province are modern-day hubs for Iran’s industrial and military infrastructure, and are believed to house much of the uranium for its nuclear program.

Iranian news outlet WANA Agency reported that various elements of the 17th-century Chehel Sotoun palace were damaged amid strikes on the adjacent provincial government building. Initial videos indicate that while the structure of the palace itself appears intact, the blasts shattered its glass windows and cracked several Persian miniature-style murals.

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An exterior view of Chehel Sotoun Palace (Zenith210 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)

#CulturalHeritage #Isfahan #ChehelSotoun #Iran

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isfahan, culturalheritage, chehelsotoun, iran

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