The role of Italian in architectural conservation movement in Iran

The Italian Institute for the Middle and the Far East (ISMEO), which was founded in 1933, had the purpose of promoting and developing cultural relations between Italy and the countries of the Middle and the Far East. Preservative and conservative operations in Iran are always grateful for Italian conservatives, especially when some professional members of ISMEO have come to Iran since 1959. Some activities of ISMEO in Iran are: - Foundation of Restoration Institute at Teheran National University. - Start restoration activities on some remarkable monuments In Isfahan, which is one of the historical cities in the central part of Iran. - They have set up a sample for the restoration and preservation of historical monuments in Iran - Clarify some of the little-known aspects in the history of Iranian architecture Because of the revolution in 1979 and then the war between Iran and Iraq, they could not complete all the restoration activities, but in fact, they started a significant movement towards conservation and preservation monuments in Iran. In this paper, I want to study the process of conservation and restoration by the Italian expert in Iran to determine their effects on preserving Iranian monuments. In this case, I have to collect existing documents in Italy and Iran. Research methods include information and data collected through the archive, books, and documents, edited in Iran and Italy, site observations and inspections, interviewing with architects who have been an active part of the restoration process, with Iranian and Italian specialists; in order to gather information, data and impressions related to the subject