Medieval History
The once-majestic 17th-century Palazzo Manfrin, one of this city?s most important architectural sites, is falling apart. Its white neoclassical facade is crumbling, several wooden doors are splintering, and its floor-to-ceiling frescoes have faded from age and water damage.
The dire condition of the building has catapulted it to the top of the local government?s list for restorations. But after multiple rounds of cuts to its budget, there simply isn?t enough money.
So this year, local leaders made a painful decision. They put the palace up for sale.
Two years into Europe?s financial crisis, which has governments slashing spending in a bid to tame runaway debts, the region is facing a cultural calamity for which there is no emergency bailout fund. Historical buildings, churches, monuments, bridges, barracks, archaeological ruins and other sites are disintegrating from neglect. Local governments, desperate to find a way to preserve these sites before it is too late, are making up for budget shortfalls by hanging ads, selling usage rights and, in some cases, putting the structures themselves on the market.
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- Medieval Weir 'will Be Washed Away'
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- Future Unclear For Medieval Building In Whitley
An historic city building faces an uncertain future because of cuts to the City College?s budget. The 14th century Charterhouse building in Whitley, a former monastery which became home to Charterhouse Training, is owned by City College Coventry. But...
Medieval History
Europe turns to corporate sponsors to preserve treasures amid financial crisis
The dire condition of the building has catapulted it to the top of the local government?s list for restorations. But after multiple rounds of cuts to its budget, there simply isn?t enough money.
So this year, local leaders made a painful decision. They put the palace up for sale.
Two years into Europe?s financial crisis, which has governments slashing spending in a bid to tame runaway debts, the region is facing a cultural calamity for which there is no emergency bailout fund. Historical buildings, churches, monuments, bridges, barracks, archaeological ruins and other sites are disintegrating from neglect. Local governments, desperate to find a way to preserve these sites before it is too late, are making up for budget shortfalls by hanging ads, selling usage rights and, in some cases, putting the structures themselves on the market.
Click here to read this article from the Washington Post
- Coventry Cathedral Ruins Benefit From £100,000 Donation For Restoration
American Express has donated $150,000 to help preserve the ruins of Coventry's old cathedral. The finance company has promised the money - about £100,000 - after an appeal for more than £2 million was launched last year when a large crack appeared...
- Aia To Support Two Medieval Ireland Archaeological Projects
The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) will fund archaeological conservation and research efforts at two medieval sites in Ireland?Blackfriary at Trim and the Priory at Tulsk. Funds for the two sites were raised through a special pledge drive held...
- Website Tracks Historic Sites At Risk
A new internet platform has been launched today to rescue cultural heritage sites on the verge of being irremediably lost, said Global Heritage Fund, a California-based nonprofit organization that focuses on historical preservation. Called Global Heritage...
- Medieval Weir 'will Be Washed Away'
One of the finest examples of a medieval fish trap in Europe is going to be washed away before its secrets can be recorded, scientists have claimed. A 700-year-old giant wooden weir, once used by monks and to keep local lords in Co Clare trading, cannot...
- Future Unclear For Medieval Building In Whitley
An historic city building faces an uncertain future because of cuts to the City College?s budget. The 14th century Charterhouse building in Whitley, a former monastery which became home to Charterhouse Training, is owned by City College Coventry. But...