China News Service, Beijing, February 18 (Wei Xianghui) Since the strong earthquake in Turkey, many world heritage sites in Turkey and its neighboring Syria have been severely damaged.
According to CCTV news reports, on February 17, local time, Ersoy, Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey, announced that the Ministry has completed the damage assessment of museums and historical buildings in the earthquake-stricken areas of 11 provinces, and plans to start in March. Provide funding to start restoration work.
On February 6, local time, in Gaziantep, Turkey, people spontaneously participated in rescue operations after the earthquake.
Many world heritage sites have been seriously damaged
According to the official website of UNESCO, Turkey has a total of 19 world heritage sites, including 17 world cultural heritage sites and 2 mixed cultural and natural heritage sites.
It is understood that two world heritage sites in Turkey are located in the earthquake zone.
There are a total of 6 world cultural heritage sites in Syria. The ancient city of Aleppo near the north and the ruins of the ancient villages in the north were seriously damaged in the earthquake.
In 2013, the ancient city of Aleppo was included in the List of World Heritage in Danger.
After the earthquake, UNESCO issued a document saying that the survey showed that the castle suffered major damage, the west tower of the old city wall had collapsed, and many buildings in the market were damaged.
Unesco deeply regrets the collapse of many buildings in the Turkish city of Diyarbak, home to the world cultural heritage "Diyarbak Fortress and Hauser Gardens Cultural Landscape".
The heritage spans Roman, Sasanian, Byzantine, Islamic and Ottoman periods and is an important regional center.
Other World Heritage sites not far from the epicenter may be affected by the earthquake, such as Göbekli Tepe, Mount Nemrut, Aslantepe Mound, etc.
It is understood that UNESCO has worked with ICOMOS and other partners to mobilize a team of experts to take stock of the detailed damage, so that the protection of the damaged heritage site can be carried out quickly to prevent further losses.
On February 6, local time, after the earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, the ancient city of Aleppo was damaged.
Anti-seismic protection of ancient buildings should attract the attention of all countries
Fu Bihong, a researcher at the Aerospace Information Innovation Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the UNESCO International Natural and Cultural Heritage Space Technology Center, said that the earthquake prevention and disaster reduction, protection and management of world heritage ancient buildings should attract the attention of all countries.
Fu Bihong had previously participated in the restoration of natural heritage after the earthquake in Jiuzhaigou Scenic Area.
He pointed out that the seismic structure of the Turkish earthquake is located at the junction of many countries, and the situation is complicated. The relevant buildings have not met the relevant level requirements in terms of earthquake prevention and disaster reduction. cause devastating damage.
"Post-disaster restoration is not only for world cultural heritage, but more importantly, restoration of culture and people's hearts." Huang Zi, former director of the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Ancient Architecture Design and an expert in ancient architecture, told Chinanews.com, director of the World Heritage Center and International Monuments and Sites The Association has always attached importance to post-disaster restoration, because cultural heritage belongs to all mankind. For the local people, these carry their expectations and sustenance, and they regard them as their spiritual home.
A red teddy bear is left among the wreckage of a building in Kahramanmashra, Turkey.
Huang Zi once led the post-disaster restoration work of the Taishun Corridor Bridge, and the case was selected into the "Global Cultural Heritage Restoration and Reconstruction Case Study".
He also participated in the restoration of cultural relics after the Wenchuan Earthquake.
In his view, after a disaster occurs, it is of course necessary to save lives immediately, and the cohesion formed by cultural identity is also a driving force for life.
Huang Zi introduced that the restoration work must first assess and detect the degree of damage.
Most of the several world heritage sites in Turkey that were destroyed this time are masonry structures, which are easily loosened after the earthquake because they are bonded by mortar.
He said that structural repair depends on the degree of looseness and the size of the body.
The smaller the body, the more difficult it is, and the larger the body, the fewer points that can be reinforced.
He also said that generally speaking, the restoration cycle of world cultural heritage will not be too short, and the cleaning time will be relatively long, and the safety assessment and inspection need to rely on scientific and technological means.
The repair of the castle not only depends on the main wall, but also the degree of damage to the foundation foundation, including deformation, settlement, cracking, etc.
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