Georgia: The process of making crosses, conducted by the direct monitoring of the National Agency for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Georgia, was led by the project works.
According to the project, models were made based on which molds were made and which brass crosses were poured. They are currently being processed; we will get the final face of the crosses. The crosses were carried out under the supervision of architect-restorers.
Parallelly, the anti-seismic belt on the gate bell is being installed, and the construction to attach the cross is being prepared. This happens in the St. Project, which works on the Cathedral after George.
The blessing of the cross and the erection of the gate bell on the dome are planned for the near future.
They remind the public that the earthquake on June 25 damaged the tin cover of the dome of Alaverdi Cathedral, extreme elements covered the dome of the Cathedral, in various places of the Northern Cape, lorphin stones were broken and in other areas, the tramite roof was damaged, the western side of the Cathedral dome was broken, the tarmac roofs of the bell tower and the episcopal house were destroyed, as well as the balcony of the palace collapsed, a cross has fallen from the dome of the CathedCathedralthe infrastructure was damaged in the surrounding area.
According to the agreement with the Eparchy of Alaverdi, the Agency has arranged in a short time both on the Cathedral (including the dome) and on the entire perimeter of the Episcopal House to enable specialists to work full-time. For this, the National Agency for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Georgia provided 4,500 square meters in Alaverdi. I am sending material to Karachi.
As it is known, on June 26, Georgian Minister of Culture and Sports Tea Tsulukiani arrived in Alaverdi together with Nikoloz Aznaurashvili, General Director of the National Agency for Protection of Cultural Heritage of Georgia and got acquainted with the situation caused by the natural disaster.
On July 7, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze learned about the situation in the Alaverdi monastery complex, which was damaged by the natural disaster. Nikoloz Aznaurashvili, Director General of the National Agency for Protection of Cultural Heritage of Georgia, and Metropolitan David of Abba Alaverde provided detailed information to the Prime Minister of Georgia.
