{"id":661,"date":"2015-03-12T21:04:42","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T20:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coop-era.it\/?post_type=project&p=661"},"modified":"2015-03-12T21:04:42","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T20:04:42","slug":"il-restauro-della-basilica-della-nativita-di-betlemme","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/coop-era.it\/en\/project\/il-restauro-della-basilica-della-nativita-di-betlemme\/","title":{"rendered":"The Restoration of the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is one of the most important symbols of Christianity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Since 2009 the monument, recently included in the lists UNESCO<\/strong> as World Heritage Site<\/strong>, is the subject of a new season of studies and restorations.<\/p>\n

On the place where according to tradition he was born\u00a0Jesus<\/strong> a first sacred building was built in 4th century<\/strong>\u00a0from the emperor Constantine<\/strong> and from the mother Elena<\/strong>Of this first building, which was completely destroyed, only a few mosaics and pieces of walls remain. Basilica<\/strong> that we see today was rebuilt by Justinian<\/strong> in the 6th century AD and from then on it underwent transformations but no further destruction. The most important integration is the fortified citadel<\/strong> which embraces the structure of the basilica, built by the Crusaders<\/strong> at the end of the 11th century.<\/p>\n

In 2009 the Palestinian National Authority issued a tender for the realization of a study on the basilica in view of the necessary intervention of restoration<\/strong> of the church roof. The tender was won by the Italian team coordinated by Ferrara Research Consortium<\/strong> and archaeologists and specialists also took part in itUniversity of Siena, <\/strong>among which Giuseppe Alessandro Fichera<\/strong>, President of Coopera.<\/p>\n

The research involved a general study of the monument with the ultimate goal of developing a precise knowledge framework of the monument and guidelines for future restoration.<\/p>\n

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The Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem<\/p><\/div>\n

In 2013 the restoration of the church roof began by the Piacenti Company of Prato<\/strong>Once again, an example of Italian excellence is engaged in one of the most important and significant projects in Christianity and beyond.<\/p>\n

The archaeologists of Coopera<\/strong>, after having taken part in the study phase of the church, they were involved as supervisors of the restoration works which are still underway today.<\/p>\n

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The Grotto of the Nativity<\/p><\/div>\n

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The basilica today constitutes the heart of a vast complex formed over the centuries, divided between the Franciscan, Orthodox, and Armenian communities. The entrance is from the small "door of humility<\/strong>\u201d, what remains of one of the three original accesses to the monumental narthex, which leads into the magic of the internal space.<\/p>\n

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The Door of Humility<\/p><\/div>\n

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At the end of 2014, an archaeological excavation on the third floor of the narthex aimed to verify the state of conservation of the vaults covering the same terrace.<\/p>\n

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Archaeological excavation on the terrace of the narthex<\/p><\/div>\n

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In our long career as archaeologists, there has perhaps never been a greater thrill than writing \u201cNativity Church\u201d on that blackboard\u2026<\/p>\n

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La Basilica della Nativit\u00e0 di Betlemme \u00e8 uno dei simboli pi\u00f9 importanti della cristianit\u00e0. Dal 2009 il monumento, recentemente inserito nelle liste Unesco come Patrimonio Mondiale dell’Umanit\u00e0, \u00e8 oggetto di una nuova stagione di studi e di restauri. Sul luogo dove secondo la tradizione\u00a0nacque\u00a0Ges\u00f9 fu costruito un primo edificio sacro nel IV secolo\u00a0dall\u2019imperatore Costantino e […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":663,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"project_category":[11],"project_tag":[17,20,19,22,21,18,16],"class_list":["post-661","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-scavo-e-sorveglianza","project_tag-archeologia","project_tag-betlemme","project_tag-nativita","project_tag-nativity-churhc","project_tag-palestina","project_tag-restauro","project_tag-scavo"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t