Published 1 Jun 2017 - 18.06
Museums
The beginning of the restoration of the Shrine of Asiago is slated for 2018
PRESS RELEASE of the MUNICIPALITY of ASIAGO of 01/06/2017
Lest we forget. In the year of the commemoration of the centenary of the first world war will begin the work of restoration of the military shrine of Asiago.
The latter, planned by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, provide for a contribution of 3 million and 800 thousand euros destined to complete installation of the monument erected in memory of the fallen of the conflict of 1915-1918.
"I can only express the sincerest satisfaction for this important intervention aimed at giving a new life to the Sacrario Militare del Leiten -commented the Mayor of Asiago, Roberto Rigoni Stern -. We asked these jobs for years has helped support the enormous effort made by the Alpine Association who daily strives to ensure that our monument can continue to remember with honor the fallen of the great war. Work on the construction of the Shrine began in February 1932 and was completed in October 1936; Since then the monument no longer has undergone significant restoration or maintenance work for which there was dire need".
With this in mind last week was made a first inspection with the first citizen Rigoni Stern, General C.A. Rosario Aaa, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Margoni and architects Aziz Monaco and Anna Pia Relative of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers mission structure for anniversaries of national interest.
THE STORY
The War Memorial, which is located near the village asiaghese on the Hill Leiten betting there 1,058 is accessed via a straight roads named Avenue of Heroes. The idea of collecting the bodies buried in the cemeteries of provisional war inside large charnel houses military from locating along the three main battle fronts, according to what was once the "General programme for Italian military burial final arrangement" issued during the Fascist period, found in the realization of the military shrine of Asiago, one of the greatest expressions.
There lie the remains of fallen austro-Hungarian and Italian 54,286 1915-1918 war over 33,000 persons unknown and 3 1940-1945 war. The names of the soldiers are engraved, in alphabetical order, from left to right on individual niches. The mortal remains of fallen 21,491 unknown Italian and austro-Hungarian unknown 11,762 are collected in large common graves in the Central galleries closer to the chapel.
The shrine, which is one of the most important memorials of the great war (with Redipuglia and Cima Grappa), consists of two main parts: a stand quadrilateral formed by galleries of burial, commonly called crypt, and the huge triumphal arch above. The project was commissioned the architect Orpheus Rais.
THE INTERVENTION
The start of construction is planned for 2018. Especially the Shrine of Leiten presents the typical forms of degradation of the works exposed to weather. Then you will go to resolve particularly the infiltration of water from the surface of the Sun affect the part below, namely the galleries in which are placed the niches of burials, but also deposits and efflorescence stone and marble surfaces inside the monument, the fessurazioni of plaster, the detachment of the paint in the vaults and the disintegration of the stone elements , especially the entrance staircase to the arc.
It will also be installed a new system for Museum display mode will be torn down innovative architectural barriers probably placing an elevator inside the three pylons cables (the fourth is occupied by a spiral staircase), will be made in accordance with the toilets, will be made a local bar/refreshment and settle down the outside areas adjacent to the shrine.
The work will be financed with funds made available by the region and by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, working on the budget chapter devoted to the commemoration of the centenary of the first world war.
TECHNICAL NOTES
The Shrine is State-owned property of the State and depends on the General Commissariat Funeral to war dead.
It is open weekdays except Monday from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m., and at 17, and 14 public holidays from 9 a.m. to 13.
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