SHOTLIST AP Television is adhering to Iranian law that stipulates all media are banned from providing BBC Persian or VOA Persian any coverage from Iran, and under this law if any media violate this ban the Iranian authorities can immediately shut down that organisation in Tehran. NO ACCESS BBC PERSIAN TV SERVICE / NO ACCESS VOA PERSIAN TV Ardabil, 18 October, 2010 1. Mid of 400-year old exterior windows decorated with exquisite ornamentation 2. Zoom-in to major dome of Sheikh Safi complex, where the spiritual founding father of Safavid dynasty is buried 3. Tilt-down from tile works and sacred exquisite ornamentation of Sheikh Safi complex shot through a fisheye lens 4. PAN of the exquisite tile work laid on the exterior walls of the ensemble 5. Reverse shot of tourist taking pictures 6. Wide pan of tourists visiting the complex 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Toni Vives, Travel Agency Manager in Spain: "I read last August that this monument became world heritage monument. I am interested because my customers, I am owner and manager of a travel agency in Barcelona in Spain. And my customers normally visit Isfahan, Shiraz, Yazd, Kerman but never in the north of Iran and I came here (to see) if it is really interesting to my customers." 8. Tilt-up from interior decorations of the complex 9. Tracking shot of the seven stage route leading to Sheikh Safi shrine 10. PAN (right to left) of the interior ornamentation of the ensemble 11. Tilt-up of the interior main hall of the ensemble adjacent to the tombs of Sheikh Safi and founder of Safavid Dynasty, Shah Esmail the great 12. Close-up of interior decorations of the main hall of the ensemble 13. SOUNDBITE (Azeri Turkish) Sarai Shahchi, Azerbaijani tourist: "We have come from Baku (capital of Azerbaijan). It was our dream to come and visit the shrine of Sheikh Safi and the tomb of the founder of Safavid dynasty, Shah Esmail. We were very impressed and remembered our history and past glory. It was reminiscent of great power of Safavids which was founded by Shah Esmail." 14. Mid of visitors paying homage to the tomb of Sheikh Safi, spiritual founding father of Safavid dynasty 15. Mid of female pilgrims praying next to the tomb of Sheikh Safi 16. PAN from pilgrims and visitors to the tomb of Sheikh Safi 17. PAN from the sacred artwork on the tomb of Shah Esmail the great, founder of Safivd dynasty 18. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Masoomeh Abdolrashidi, Sheikh Safi Complex Guide: "Every visitor who enters this place encounters several type of architecture ranging from Ilkhanid architecture during which the first construction of the monument occurred till the Safavid era architecture which reaches its height after the burial of Shah Esmail, the founder of Safavid dynasty in this place. In fact , Safavid era architecture begins with this monument." 19. Wide of visitors inside the main hall of the ensemble 20. Reverse shot of visitors listening to guide of the site 21. Close-up of porcelain donated to the complex in 16th century 22. Mid of a visitor looking at porcelains donated to the complex between 14th to 18th centuries 23. High angle of various porcelains exhibited in the main hall of ensemble 24. Exterior of Artifacts, Tourism and National Heritage Department of Ardabil Province 25. Set-up of Behrooz Nedai, Director General of National Heritage Department of Ardabil Province ++VIDEO AS INCOMING++ 26. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Behrooz Nedai, Director General of National Heritage Department of Ardabil Province: 29. Close-up of a picture of Sheikh Safi complex on computer screen 30. SOUNDBITE (Farsi) Behrooz Nedai, Director General of National Heritage Department of Ardabil Province: 33. Mid of bakery site of the complex LEAD IN : STORYLINE: You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/babb9e3f50649fd84825f2893664ab75 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

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