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World Monuments Fund to conserve the Ani Cathedral
armradio.am
04.05.2011 16:09
Bonnie Burnham, President of World Monuments Fund (WMF), has announced
that WMF and the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism have embarked
on a historic partnership to conserve the Ani Cathedral and the Church
of the Holy Savior, in Ani.
Once the site of hundreds of religious buildings, palaces,
fortifications, and other structures, Ani was, in the tenth century,
one of the world's great cities. Today, however, it stands abandoned,
and its celebrated historic buildings are in a precarious state.
Support for these conservation projects has been provided by the U.S.
Department of State's Ambassadors Fund, the Turkish General
Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums, and World Monuments
Fund.
Ms. Burnham added, "There has long been international concern about
the fragile condition of the many extraordinary ruins at Ani, and the
site has been listed on the World Monuments Watch on multiple
occasions, beginning in 1996. In conserving these two important
structures, WMF and Turkey's General Directorate of Cultural Heritage
and Museums will develop methods that can be applied to the other
buildings still standing in this seismic area. We hope that this work
will usher in a new era in the life of this important site."
From: A. Papazian
armradio.am
04.05.2011 16:09
Bonnie Burnham, President of World Monuments Fund (WMF), has announced
that WMF and the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism have embarked
on a historic partnership to conserve the Ani Cathedral and the Church
of the Holy Savior, in Ani.
Once the site of hundreds of religious buildings, palaces,
fortifications, and other structures, Ani was, in the tenth century,
one of the world's great cities. Today, however, it stands abandoned,
and its celebrated historic buildings are in a precarious state.
Support for these conservation projects has been provided by the U.S.
Department of State's Ambassadors Fund, the Turkish General
Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums, and World Monuments
Fund.
Ms. Burnham added, "There has long been international concern about
the fragile condition of the many extraordinary ruins at Ani, and the
site has been listed on the World Monuments Watch on multiple
occasions, beginning in 1996. In conserving these two important
structures, WMF and Turkey's General Directorate of Cultural Heritage
and Museums will develop methods that can be applied to the other
buildings still standing in this seismic area. We hope that this work
will usher in a new era in the life of this important site."
From: A. Papazian