Towers and Wall of Donskoy Monastery to be Repaired by Moscow City Administration

Pravoslavie ^ | 5/31/19

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Several old towers and the wall of the famous Donskoy Monastery in Moscow will be restored, Mosocw mayor Sergei Sobyanin said after visiting the monastery and examining the architectural ensemble.

Funds will be allocated from the city budget for the restoration of 8 towers and 14 sections of the wall, reports Interfax-Religion.

“In Russia, there are not so many active monasteries that survived the Time of Troubles, the war with Napoleon, and the early Soviet years. One such historical monument is Donskoy Monastery. It is a pearl of Moscow. Our entire history is connected with,” the mayor said, reports the Synodal Department for Monasteries and Monasticism.

“The ensemble of the monastery is reviving,” said Sobyanin. “But there is still much to do. Restoration will continue with federal and regional funds, and with the donations of benefactors.”

“We just told Vladyka that in order to speed up the restoration of the walls and towers, the main cathedral, the city will actively help,” Sobyanin said after his visit to the monastery.

It is also notable that the people of Moscow themselves help with the restoration work. As Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky explained, people visit the monastery in their free time to offer their time and labor. Any volunteer activity aimed at restoring monuments will receive full support, Medinsky stated.

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