7th century Armenian cathedral to be restored

Описание: (24 Jun 2022) ARMENIA SAVING CHURCHES

SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Talin village, Armenia - 31  May 2022  
1. Wide of cathedral of Talin
2. Tilt up of cathedral interior
3. Restorer-architect Hovhannes Sanamyan and Armenian ministry of education representative Lusine Igityan looking at cathedral restoration design
4. Close of cathedral restoration design
5. Cathedral's destroyed walls
6. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Hovhannes Sanamyan, restorer-architect of Cathedral of Talin; deputy director of the research center for historical and cultural heritage at Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia:
"A very interesting temple, it is considered a central domed basilica, a three-apse central domed basilica. One of the big temples of the 7th century. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1840 and was also damaged by an earthquake in 1926."
7. Various of cathedral
8. Sanamyan and Igityan inside cathedral
9. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Hovhannes Sanamyan, restorer-architect of Cathedral of Talin; deputy director of the research center for historical and cultural heritage at Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia:
"It can be restored to its former shape, but this is a very difficult restoration technology, because it's necessary to strengthen (existing structures), and to create new additional structures so that this heaviness of the dome can be held. This, of course, is a very difficult job to do, but, of course, it is doable."
10. Pan of architectural elements on cathedral
11. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Hovhannes Sanamyan, restorer-architect of Cathedral of Talin; deputy director of the research center for historical and cultural heritage at Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia:
"It will take several years, I think, something around five years and the preliminary estimate is somewhat from 700-800 (thousand dollars) to maybe it can reach 1 million dollars."
12. Pan of cathedral
13. Wide of Sanamyan and Igityan inside cathedral
14. Wide of cathedral
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yernjatap village, Armenia - 31 May 2022
15. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Lusine Igityan, deputy head of protection of historical and cultural monuments department at Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia:
"In 2022, the state allocated about 250-300 million Armenian drams (about $ 570,000 - 680,000) from the budget for the restoration of cultural historical monuments. In particular, this year these are all the medieval temples, including early medieval temples."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Talin village, Armenia - 31 May 2022
16. Wide of Igityan pointing on parts of cathedral on ground
17. Close of part on ground
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yernjatap village, Armenia - 31 May 2022
18. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Lusine Igityan, deputy head of protection of historical and cultural monuments department at Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia:
"And, of course, since there are more than 25,000 monuments of cultural history on the territory of Armenia, naturally, the budget is not enough. Therefore, we are very happy when patrons come to the ministry and they themselves give money for the restoration of churches."
19. Various of Astvatsnkal temple
20. Various of builders lifting stones by crane
21. SOUNDBITE (Armenian) Norik Martirosyan, philanthropist of Astvatsnkal temple restoration:
22. Close of cross on front of temple
23. Wide of temple
24. Various of worker hammering stone
25. SOUNDBITE (Armenian) Norik Martirosyan, philanthropist of Astvatsnkal temple restoration:
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