Georgia: Thea Tsulukiani, the Minister of Culture and Sports of Georgia, initiated and supported the National Agency for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in rehabilitating a house in the village of Arbo.
The Georgian Minister of Culture, Thea Tsulukiani, visited the renovated house with Anton Purtseladze’s descendants. Anton Purtseladze’s house is a significant monument because it is temporarily located near the occupation line.
Conservation, restoration, and rehabilitation were carried out using methodology and materials for the cultural heritage monument.
Dismantling works were carried out at the first stage of the restoration process. During the restoration, it was important to preserve the authentic forms of the facades and interiors.
Ornaments were restored according to the layout; new doors and windows made of solid wood; the balcony was completely restored; the author of the renovation project chose painting of the building; the staircase cell was restored; the gate to the courtyard and a new fence; the area of the courtyard was cleaned and the small pool in the courtyard; and the appropriate water supply was restored Crying system; fully restored Historical cellar, old Georgian bricks were laid in the basement, and the walls were restored.
According to the project plan, the rehabilitation sections of the building will also receive architectural and construction works, including an electricity supply system, water-sewerage network, and heating system.
The works were performed by the company that won the electronic tender announced by the National Agency for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Ltd. “Builder.” 1 342 158,23 GEL was allocated for the rehabilitation of the statue.
The statue was half-destroyed, and the north-side balcony that traced the building the entire length was completely broken. Only the North Wall and a cellar were left, completely engulfed in the ground.
It is noteworthy that in the future, it is planned to provide an educational function for one part of the housing estate, which will provide opportunities for young people to receive a diverse education.
For information: In 2021, Georgian Minister of Culture and Sports Thea Tsulukiani visited Anton Purtseladze’s house in the village of Arbo. He got to know the current state of the monument and promised the people of Arbo that the cultural heritage monument would be fully restored, which was implemented.
Anton Purtseladze’s house is rubbish with bricks and broken stone. Four rooms of different sizes follow the hallway on the first floor. The second floor identically replicates the first-floor project plan. Most of the basement holds the closet. The support of the capital wall of the upper floor are brick towers and massive arches. There are 36 different-sized quilts in the pantry. Anton Purtseladze was the son-in-law of Lomouris; that’s why his house has been in the village of Arbo since 1898. There was an eighth-grade school here in the 1960s.
On March 12, 2013, the building was granted the status of a cultural heritage immovable monument.
