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PREPARATORY EXPLORATIONS HELD IN ST. GEVORG OF MUGHNI, TBILISI
Panorama
July 27 2010
Armenia
Georgia's national agency of cultural heritage submitted an application
to the Armenian Ministry of Culture Monday to inform preparatory
explorations are being held near St. Gevorg of Mughni, Tbilisi.
According to acting director of the agency Zurab Miminoshvili the
project is developed by experienced architect Shalva Melikidze.
Panorama.am is informed that Armenian Deputy Minister of Culture Arev
Samuelyan will head a delegation to Tbilisi on August 5 to follow
the reconstruction activities there.
$26790 USD is disposed from Georgia's State Budget to national agency
of cultural heritage for the reconstruction of St Gevorg of Mughni.
The Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church also known as Saint George of Mughni
Church is a 13th century Armenian church in Tbilisi, Georgia that was
rebuilt in 1756. It is made of brick and its architectural typology is
that of a cross within a rectangular perimeter, with four free-standing
supports. Until the mid-1980s, the church served as a museum of folk
art. By 1990, it was no longer a museum and its interior lay in ruin.
The vestibule attached to the western facade of the church was
destroyed in May, 1991. The large cracks in the church walls served
as an excuse to Georgian authorities to destroy the church instead
of repair it. During the night of November 18, 2009, the dome of the
Church of St George in Tbilisi's Sololaki district collapsed.
According to locals recent rains had further weakened the already badly
damaged structure of the church. Georgian television station Rustavi 2
reports that the district governor promised to allocate funds for the
rehabilitation of the church after visiting the ruin on November 19.
From: A. Papazian
Panorama
July 27 2010
Armenia
Georgia's national agency of cultural heritage submitted an application
to the Armenian Ministry of Culture Monday to inform preparatory
explorations are being held near St. Gevorg of Mughni, Tbilisi.
According to acting director of the agency Zurab Miminoshvili the
project is developed by experienced architect Shalva Melikidze.
Panorama.am is informed that Armenian Deputy Minister of Culture Arev
Samuelyan will head a delegation to Tbilisi on August 5 to follow
the reconstruction activities there.
$26790 USD is disposed from Georgia's State Budget to national agency
of cultural heritage for the reconstruction of St Gevorg of Mughni.
The Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church also known as Saint George of Mughni
Church is a 13th century Armenian church in Tbilisi, Georgia that was
rebuilt in 1756. It is made of brick and its architectural typology is
that of a cross within a rectangular perimeter, with four free-standing
supports. Until the mid-1980s, the church served as a museum of folk
art. By 1990, it was no longer a museum and its interior lay in ruin.
The vestibule attached to the western facade of the church was
destroyed in May, 1991. The large cracks in the church walls served
as an excuse to Georgian authorities to destroy the church instead
of repair it. During the night of November 18, 2009, the dome of the
Church of St George in Tbilisi's Sololaki district collapsed.
According to locals recent rains had further weakened the already badly
damaged structure of the church. Georgian television station Rustavi 2
reports that the district governor promised to allocate funds for the
rehabilitation of the church after visiting the ruin on November 19.
From: A. Papazian