LONDON, (CAIS) — The stones of the ancient city of Persepolis requires urgent attention to be protected otherwise it will be destroyed in less than a decade.
The penetration of rainwater inside the platform, which has formed a large pool, as well as the severe damp have caused the stonework to crack and crumble, particularly in the recent months, and within a few years the whole platform will collapse.
This is mainly due to the fact that the sewages-channels constructed by the Achaemenid engineers to direct the excess waters outside the platform have been blocked. In addition, due to the increase of subterranean waters generated from the lake formed behind theinfamous Sivand Dam has caused a severe rise in damp, to the extent that can be smelt and felt in the air.
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