The
tomb of Iranian physician and philosopher Avicenna (980-1037 CE) is currently
being restored in two phases at the heart of the west-central Iranian city of
Hamedan.
The
first phase of the restoration project has been completed, Hamedan Cultural
Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department Director Asadollah Bayat told the
Persian service of IRNA on Sunday.
Canals
have been created beneath the tomb to gather the water damaging the tomb and
the walls around the structure have been dried out of moisture in the first
phase, he said.
In
addition, the concrete cover has been removed from the courtyard floor in this
phase.
Bayat
said that the floor will be covered with granite and the surrounding area will
be reconstructed in the second phase.
Construction
of today’s structure of the tomb, which is the symbol of Hamedan, began in 1949
based on plan that was designed by Hushang Seyhun. It was completed in 1952.
The early structure had been constructed during the Qajar era.
Avicenna
is the author of “The Kitab al-Shifa” (“Book of Healing”), a vast philosophical
and scientific encyclopedia, and “Al-Qanun fi at-Tibb” (“The Canon of
Medicine”), which is among the most famous books in the history of medicine.
Source:
IBNA News Agency