In all that time the shrine and its tombs were hidden away in a crowded part of Hamadan. It was only accessible through a narrow dirt alley surrounded by houses. But in 1971, as Iran observed a national celebration of 2500 years of Iranian monarchy, the government permitted the Iranian Jewish Society to commission an architect to undertake a renovation of the site in recognition of its historic importance. Yassi Gabbay was hired, a number of houses around the tomb were purchased in order to be demolished, and the shrine was made accessible from the main street by way of a bridge Gabbay had constructed.
