Posted on 09/05/2021 5:55:06 PM PDT by marshmallow
Holy Transfiguration Cathedral at Moscow’s Novospassky Monastery is set to be restored by 2023.
The church is the second largest in Moscow after the Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin, and is well-known for serving as the Romanov family vault for several centuries. The monastery itself long enjoyed the favor of the representatives of the Romanov Dynasty.
A competition has been announced for the restoration of the cathedral, which is designated an object of cultural heritage. The winner of the competition will have 380 days to carry out the necessary restoration work in the church and fix up the entrance to the Romanov tomb, reports the official site of the Mayor of Moscow.
The cathedral crypt. Photo: vladimirdar.livejournal.com
The initial price of the contract is $2,364,140 (172 million rubles), being offered by the Moscow City Heritage governmental organization.
The church on the site of the modern Holy Transfiguration Cathedral was founded in 1491. It acquired its modern appearance after the Romanovs came to power and the new stone cathedral was conceived as a crypt for members of the dynasty. According to historical documents and descriptions in the basement, there were more than 70 ancestral graves of the Romanovs and their relatives.
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I guess you can do that, seeing there isn’t a woke movement there. Just imagine if there was, with Putin still in control. ??
$2 million and change? Meanwhile the USA throws away $80 billion in weaponry at the drop of a hat as if its nothing.
“I guess you can do that, seeing there isn’t a woke movement there. Just imagine if there was, with Putin still in control. ??”
Well, Putin OBVIOUSLY is no longer in control, since he’s a Communist and therefore won’t spend a dime on religious sites, but instead would be tearing them down (at least according the cold worriers here).
So who is REALLY running Russia now?
It must feel weird to have a government that protects your culture and heritage.
I’m an architect with 40 years of experience including many historic preservation and restoration projects.
I don’t know the scope of work for this project, but the scale of the space and profound nature of the restorations suggests that the $2+ million should be the design fees with the actual cost of restoration 10 times that amount.
Just sayin’.
Don’t forget that materials and labor are a lot cheaper in Russia...not sure if its that much cheaper, but the difference is significant.
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