A complete of 545 historic buildings in Istanbul, Türkiye have been restored to withstand earthquakes following the 1999 Izmit earthquake.
The General Directorate of Foundations affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism accomplished the restoration of 300 historic buildings and the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality restored 245.
After the dual earthquakes shook Türkiye on Feb. 6, the destruction that occurred in 11 Turkish provinces drew consideration to Istanbul and the earthquake resistance of the historic buildings within the province got here to the fore.
Under the General Directorate of Foundations, mosques, fountains, museums, libraries and tombs proceed to be restored in accordance with the steerage of earthquake threat administration for historic constructions.
In this context, ancestral heirlooms whose restoration and reinforcement work have been accomplished embody the Spice Bazaar, Yıldız Hamidiye Mosque and Hagia Sophia Fatih Madrasa.
Nearly 1.3 billion Turkish liras ($67 million) has been spent on restoration and reinforcement.
The preparation and implementation of restoration tasks of all work affiliated with the General Directorate of Foundations is carried out by the Scientific Committee, which consists of architects, civil engineers, artwork historians and chemists specialised in supplies, who’re consultants in restoration and antiquities.
Sinan Aksu, General Manager of Foundations of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, stated all restorations are examined by way of civil and earthquake engineering and reinforcement tasks are ready if obligatory.
Meanwhile, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality carries out the upkeep and restore of cultural properties in Istanbul with professional groups and makes use of fiber bolstered polymer (FRP) wrapping for some historic constructions’ partitions akin to these of the Yedikule Gasworks with the intention to strengthen them.
Steel tensioners had been additionally used to make constructions such because the Basilica Cistern immune to earthquakes.
Restoration work continues on 33 historic buildings, together with Rumeli Hisarı Castle.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
