Restoration of Sanahin and Haghpat monastic complexes to be completed this year
Siranush Ghazanchyan, en.radio.am
The restoration of the Sanahin and Haghpat monastic complexes in Armenia’s Lori province is expected to be completed this year.
Specialists of the Department for Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports visited the UNESCO World Heritage sites today to assess the progress.
The southern group of monuments of the Sanahin Monastery is being restored with funding from the US Ambassadors’ “Fund for the Protection of Cultural Values․”
The meeting was attended by the Deputy Mayor of Alaverdi, representatives of the US Embassy, the authors of the project, specialists of the organization carrying out technical oversight.
Certain deviations from the approved project were recorded in the restoration works of Zakaryans’ tomb. It was decided to change the type of basalt offered on site to suit the project. The restoration works of the mausoleum have been temporarily halted, the proposed changes will be discussed by the new scientific-methodical council.
The western wall of the Haghpat monastery complex and the tower collapsed as a result of the earthquake are being restored by order of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports. The project costs about 54 million AMD. The collapsed tower has already been completely restored, the foundations of the walls and towers have been fortified, other repair works planned by the project are in progress.
