9 August in the famous Scrovegni chapel at Padua, frescoes by Giotto, was struck by lightning. The entire electrical system of the chapel was temporarily disabled, and seriously injured a metal cross on its facade had to be removed. Local Gazetta del Sud reported damage to stones facade@

the amazing Thing is that the local authorities three weeks was silent. The alarm was raised by local public organization "the Amissi Piovego". A former member of the Council for cultural heritage Giuliano Pisani (Giuliano Pisani) was outraged that learned about the incident from local residents, and not from the mayor. Leading expert on the works of Giotto supposed that with this level of information it is possible that the lightning strike could suffer priceless freski@

the Mayor of Padua Massimo Bitoni (Massimo Bitonci) acknowledges that the incident really happened, and justifies his silence that expected of the expert opinion of a special company of the size UserB@

Local councillor Fabrizio Boron (Fabrizio Boron) responsible for the safety of monuments, tried to reassure the public: "I have not heard about the new damage to the facade, except those that already were. These fragments long been in need of restoration". The official added that the maintenance of frescoes by Giotto has recently been allocated 500 thousand euros. Thanks to this grant, you may be able to restore the crypt of the chapel, where during heavy rains falls Voda@

the Scrovegni Chapel, also known as the Cappella del arena because of its location on the former site of the ancient Roman theatre was built in the early fourteenth century by means of a local banker Enrico Scrovegni (Enrico Scrovegni). The cycle of frescoes by Giotto in 1305 year. Chapel is included in the world heritage list of UNESCO. The last time a serious restoration took place here in 2002. 

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchin, AI

Sources: artnet.com, artinvestment.ru