USA provides $175,00 for restoration of Yereruyk basilica in Armenia 

ArmInfo.Specialists in the preservation of historical and cultural monuments of the Ministry of  Education, Science, Culture and Sports (MOESC) visited the monuments of Aragatsotn and Shirak regions for the purpose of monitoring.

According to the press service of the department, specialists visited  the village of Garnahovit in the Aragatsotn region, where the 7th  century St. Gevork Church is located, where the Ministry of Education  and Science, together with philanthropist Hamlet Tadevosyan, is  carrying out restoration work. At the moment, work is underway to  erect the roof of the monument. According to the design and estimate  documentation, they are planned to be made with tiles. The  professional group got acquainted with the quality of the slabs used  at the site, studied implementation methods and discussed the  sequence of further work.

The group also visited the medieval Church of St. Hovhannes in the  village of Mastara, Aragatsotn region, which is considered one of the  oldest and most perfect buildings of medieval Armenia and is  distinguished by its architectural style. It was once surrounded by  walls, which were demolished in 1889 during renovations to the  church. The church is in relatively good condition, but experts note  that it also has problems with repairing the roof.

The next visit took place to the early Christian basilica of Yereruyk  in the Anipemza community of Shirak region. Given the exclusivity of  the basilica, it was constantly under the attention of the state,  regularly strengthened and was partially restored. In recent years,  the state also ordered a project to strengthen it, which was  implemented by the National University of Architecture and  Construction of Armenia on the basis of a memorandum signed in 2023  between the Ministry of Education and Science and the US Embassy.  According to the document, the United States allocated 175 thousand  dollars for the protection of the cathedral-basilica, of which work  worth 58 million drams is planned for 2024.