The completion of the first gilding phase of holy dome of the Imam Ali Holy Shrine

The engineering and technical staffs have completed maintaining the golden tiles of the holy dome of the Imam Ali Holy Shrine as part of the first phase of gilding project of the holy dome

The engineering and technical staffs have completed maintaining the golden tiles of the holy dome of the Imam Ali Holy Shrine as part of the first phase of gilding project of the holy dome.

The Deputy Secretary General of the holy shrine Mr. Zuhair Sharba confirmed that the most important phase of gilding project, which contains the writings and inscriptions of the belt of the holy dome, has been finished, adding that working on the dome is continuous in collaboration with specialists from the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and al-Abbas, peace be upon them.

Meanwhile, the supervisor of the project said that all the golden tiles were removed to maintain the bricks and cracks on the roof of the dome which was greatly damaged by the rocket attacks of the last regime during the nineties.

He added that all the golden tiles were numbered to return to their original places after being maintained.

It’s worth mentioning that the golden tiles covered the holy dome of the Imam Ali Holy Shrine 260 years ago.