Valuable cultural and art monuments are being moved to air-raid shelters in Lviv due to the bomb threat. The medieval statue of Jesus Christ from the Armenian Cathedral was transported to one of the bunkers – reports the Ukrainian Pravda.
The decision on the protection of the monuments against acts of war was taken by the Lviv City Council. According to this, the wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ from the Armenian Cathedral, the most valuable part of the medieval altar that survived the Second World War, was dismantled and placed in an air-raid shelter, where it waits for the end of hostilities.
Protection of the Christ before his evacuation to a safer place. pic.twitter.com/mcYj6I7QbJ
— Tim (@TimLeBerre) March 5, 2022
The sculptures, which cannot be disassembled and relocated, including the fountain in the market square near the town hall, were wrapped with fireproof and protective materials. The statues of saints around the Latin cathedral are wrapped in fire-resistant material. Protective screens were also installed on the stained-glass windows of the Latin cathedral.
Lviv protects statues from possible attack with foam wrap. #AFP
? @lealolivas pic.twitter.com/9lQ95WAoG2— AFP Photo (@AFPphoto) March 5, 2022
My dear Lviv. The city is wrapping its most valuable cultural monuments to protect them from the potential bombing. This is the Neptune fountain on Rynok Square, a popular meeting place. Before and now. #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/KCzXKjg8cI
— Ostap Yarysh (@OstapYarysh) March 5, 2022
In temples and residential buildings, unique stained-glass windows are shielded and some are completely dismantled. All these monuments are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Current protection and evacuation of cultural property and collection at Ukraine national museum. pic.twitter.com/uRC5ksUigt
— Tim (@TimLeBerre) March 5, 2022