New Sustainable Acupunctural Strategies to Preserve, Refurbish and Promote the Cultural Heritage: Challenges and Solutions. The Case Study of Bisotun site in Kermanshah (Iran)

Cultural heritage interpretation as the continuous, integrated, living phenomenon is the core concept of a new paradigm in cultural heritage preservation strategies. This paper aims to provide the proper refurbishment principles in effective intervention in two highlighted monuments in Bisotun Cultural Heritage (BCH), which its central zone inscribed on the world heritage list in 2006. Bisotun have been immortalized thanks to Darius I (521 BCE) inscription and evidencing 30 incredible historical remnants of Iranian civilization. This research was carried out with descriptive-analytic method applied to investigate challenges ahead in sustainable refurbishment of Khosrow bridge (600 A.D.). Different innovative solutions employed to ensure historical values and tackle the issues threaten its integrity. Three multi critical hypotheses are: Reconnection between the bridge and BCH and designing a linear multi-functional bridge to link Cham Bottan Village to the BCH core zone. Due to filling research gaps in this field, survey the data and detailed description of observation and 3D models will be applied. In conclusion action plans have been defined due to preserve long-term benefits.