The Turkish Culture Ministry will restore the Georgian Oshki Church in the eastern province of Erzurum’s Çamlıyamaç village. In accordance with a protocol between Turkey and Georgia, Turkey would restore a mosque in Georgia and Georgia would restore the Oshki Church of St. John the Baptist in Turkey in return. But the ministry lost hope in Georgia and now prepares to restore the church. Recently, the New York-based World Monuments Watch included Erzurum’s Oshki Church in the list of the 100 Most Endangered Sites along with Istanbul’s Haydarpaşa Railway Station, and the Greek Orphanage on the Büyükada Island. The church was built by the Georgian King Kurapalat Adarnese’s sons David and Prince Bagralt between 963 and 973. One of the church’s 1.5 meter columns adorned with stone etchings was stolen by plunderers three years ago. The plunderers removed a column in its entirety and replaced it with a wood block to prevent the church’s collapse. hurriyetdailynews/restorations-increase-in-erzurum-to-boost-heritage-religious-tourism.aspx?pageID=238&nID=48549&NewsCatID=379
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:49:06 +0000
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