ARMENIA FUND RECONSTRUCTS ARMENIAN CHURCH IN TBILISI
Lragir
Jan 9 2008
Armenia
200-year-old St. Etchmiadzin Church of Tbilisi had been through
challenging times. Frequent earthquakes and construction of the
underground in Tbilisi caused more damage to the already fragile
building. In order to halt further progression of the damage, the
Argentina affiliate of Armenia Fund and the U.S. West Coast diocese of
Holy See Etchmiadzin launched the building’s reinforcement project,
which was completed in February 2007 and resulted in considerable
improvements in the building’s state. Within the second stage of the
project, which started in early November 2007, internal refurbishment
and more reinforcement works are being carried out. The reconstruction
will be complete at the end of 2008, Armenia Fund reports.