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More UNESCO Sites Damaged in Isfahan and Lebanon, Democrats Probe Whereabouts of Millions Given to Fund Trump Library: Morning Links for March 11, 2026

ARTnews.com·@GeorgeNelson·2 months ago
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*To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our *Breakfast with ARTnews* newsletter*. **The Headlines ** **IRANIAN LANDMARKS HIT**. More news of damage to historical sites in Iran is coming through as the war drags on in the region, reports *The Art Newspaper*. Following the UNESCO-listed **Chehel Sotoun** in Isfahan and the **Golestan Palace** in Tehran, other landmarks have been hit by American-Israeli airstrikes. They include sites in Isfahan’s historic center, notably its 17th-century **Naqsh-e-Jahan Square **and the **Dawlatkhaneh **complex. According to local reports, damaged buildings include the Ali Qapu Palace and the Jame Abbasi Mosque, the Rakeb-Khaneh pavilion originally for royal stables, the Ashraf Hall, and the 15th-century Teymouri Hall that was converted into the **Natural History Museum**. Isfahan was home to the Safavid dynasty (1501-1736), and it holds some of Iran’s most prized cultural monuments, as well as densely populated areas.…

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