Oxlaey Cultural Heritage Travel Magazine Podcast

An earthquake in 2003 destroyed the 1000 year old city of mud: Arg-e Bam. Iran's cultural heritage expert, Hadi Admadi, was there from the first day. He was witness and then expert in helping to rebuild the ancient city. His work was critical in the rebuilding process during the first years after the earthquake. BAM EARTHQUAKE 2013 'When I arrived there, everything was destroyed. There were bodies on the streets. Everything had collapsed. Arg-e Bam city, the city that we know now, dates back to 2500 years before. A very beautiful, big castle, a mud-brick castle. Everyone knows Arg-e Bam as a symbol of earthen architecture in Iran." "Some experts argued that we have to rebuild the Arg-e Bam citadel as it was - with the same materials and same methods - just keep the tradition keep the authenticity. Other believed that we have to reconstruct Bam with new materials and totally rebuild it. The middle decision between these two groups was to rebuild Arg-e Bam by using traditional materials but using modern me