Churches in Greece and Romania Included in 2010 World Monument Watch
28/1/2010
The churches of Lesvos, Greece, and those of southern Transylvania in Romania’s Sibiu are the two cultural heritage sites from the Balkans included in this year’s World Monument Watch of places threatened by neglect, demolition or disaster.
The World Monuments Fund, WMF, a non-governmental organisation, which has strived to preserve cultural heritage across the globe for more than 40 years, issues the World Monument Watch every two years.
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Both of the Balkan entries in the Watch are two series of churches, located, respectively, on the Greek island of Lesvos and in the region Transylvania in Romania.
The 12 stone churches from Late Antiquity through the early modern era on the island of Lesvos “are in a precarious state of conservation due to structural collapse, compromised foundations, and deterioration of interior elements such as wall paintings and mosaic floors,” according to the official description.
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