Construction of a 30-storey tower is likely to harm the chapel with frescoes by Giotto in Padua

The City Council approved the project despite the protests of scientists and citizens

Scrovegni Chapel interior with frescoes by Giotto in Padua. Source: larepubblicanews.it

over one of the great monuments of early Italian Renaissance - Scrovegni Chapel in Padua - in the near future is literally hovering huge threat in the form of a 30-storey two-towered skyscraper.

Chapel frescoes of the XIV century painted by Giotto di Bondone (Giotto di Bondone), to admire that in Padua every year thousands of tourists come.

leading Italian scientists have already collected thousands of signatures of people from all over Italy a public petition for rescission of the construction of the tower, designed by architect Boris Podrekkoy Serbian (Boris Podrecca), one of the pioneers of postmodernism. His project is only part of a large, worth 160 million euro project development bank of the river opposite the old chapel.

Critics of the project, which stood on the side of local environmentalists believe that the excavation for the foundation of the building will have an impact to drain the entire area and can cause a draft of the walls of the chapel with precious frescoes. In addition, the construction may increase the humidity inside the chapel, which is also a negative impact on the state of the frescoes.

According Frugoni Chiara (Chiara Frugoni), former professor of medieval history, University of Rome, a lot of work Scrovegni Chapel devoted her, the construction of the tower - the "top of irresponsibility" and it can cause irreparable damage to the creation of Giotto.

Chapel painting commissioned by Enrico Scrovegni by Giotto banker (Enrico Scrovegni). The artist, completed work on the frescoes in 1305, adorned the chapel of revolutionary for its time, three-dimensional images. The central fresco of the Last Judgment on the theme, the walls and ceiling are decorated with scenes from the life of Christ.

Previously the City Council postponed the construction of Padua, a concert hall, which was located about 150 meters from the Chapel of due to the fact that, according to experts, building a threat to the monument: the subsoil in the area are very loose and there is a risk of precipitation. However, the current project is the construction of a 100-meter tower which threatens the security of more than 8-foot chapel. According to Professor Frugoni, resulting in the construction maybe even flooding the surrounding area.

known that the frescoes are particularly sensitive to fluctuations in humidity and direct penetration of moisture - it can cause them to breakdown and destruction of . In the chapel is already set limits to the public, inside both start up no more than 50 and not more than 20 minutes: even the fumes from the breathing of tourists could damage the frescoes. Moreover, the crypt, the ceiling is adorned by Giotto stars, partly flooded and still closed for an indefinite period.

However, the City Council does not want to take these "little things" in mind and has already approved a private construction initiative proposed by a group of companies in the belief that it will positively affect the economy of the city. Ivo Rossi (Ivo Rossi) Deputy mayor expressed confidence that the building will have no effect on the chapel.

Such risky projects have a negative impact on the monuments of architecture and history, all the more alarming citizens and professionals around the world: London in the shadow of a skyscraper under construction he was the Tower of Seville - a medieval bell tower La Giralda, and several other landmarks .

Prepared by Mary Estrova, AI

Source : telegraph.co.uk , artinvestment.ru