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On 25 December 2003, while travelling through Iran, I visited the 2600 year old Citadel of Bam (Arg-e Bam).  At 5.26am the following morning, Bam was affected by an earthquake measuring 6.5 magnitude on the Richter scale. More than 26,000 people lost their lives and a large part of the town was destroyed including old and new structures.  The damage to the historic mud brick Citadel was extensive.  In 2004 UNESCO inscribed Bam on the List of World Heritage in Danger. 

A selection of my record photographs taken the day before the disaster are provided below. 





Panoramic view of Arg-e Bam from the south wall ramparts The Bazaar, Arg-e Bam View of eastern sector and east wall from the Citadel, Arg-e Bam Garrison, Citadel, Arg-e Bam Looking towards the Citadel from the south wall ramparts, Arg-e Bam Close view of the Citadel from the south wall ramparts, Arg-e Bam Weathered adobe construction of the eastern sector, Arg-e Bam Making mud bricks by hand, Arg-e Bam Gatehouse and south wall, Arg-e Bam Stables, Citadel, Arg-e Bam Gatehouse, south wall, Arg-e Bam View south through Citadel window, Arg-e Bam View south from Arg-e Bam showing Jameh Mosque Climbing up to the Governor's Residence, Citadel, Arg-e Bam Interior of the east wall, Arg-e Bam View south from the tower of the Governor's Residence, Citadel, Arg-e Bam View of domestic housing to the west of Arg-e Bam Making mud bricks by hand, Arg-e Bam Close view of a mud brick wall, The Bazaar, Arg-e Bam Mosque, Arg-e Bam Interior of mud brick dome, The Bazaar, Arg-e Bam Ice House, located beyond the east wall of Arg-e Bam Tower of the Governor's Residence, Citadel, Arg-e Bam

Bam - the day before disaster
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