This convent in Extremadura is about to disappear
A panel made up of historians, archaeologists, architects, conservators and financial experts They meet annually to find the historical places in greatest danger of our continent under the umbrella of The 7 Most Endangered show. Europa Nostra , the organization dedicated to the dissemination of European cultural heritage, organizes the panel and makes the list to achieve mobilize public opinion and find both public and private partners with whom to assure these monuments a viable future , so that future generations can also enjoy them.
This year, the sad winners of this selection are:
1. YEREROUK TEMPLE AND THE VILLAGE OF ANI PEMZA IN ARMENIA
The Yererouk temple is the second largest of those dating from early Christianity in Armenia, and one of the most esteemed of its kind. In fact, the place is currently a valuable archaeological site , in which discoveries continue to be made to this day. On the other hand, Ani Pemza is a town built in 1926 to accommodate workers from a nearby industrial complex, but since the mine's closure in 1994, it has been gradually abandoned until the end truly deteriorated.
This is what remains of the impressive Yererouk temple
two. PATAREI PRISON IN TALLINN, ESTONIA
Is former tsarist barracks it is the largest and most impressive classical building in Estonia. In the mid-19th century it became a prison, and for decades it was one of the main centers of Soviet repression in the country. As if that were not enough, in World War II, the nazi army imprisoned about a thousand jews here. It is clear that Patarei has written a very important page in Estonian history; however, the complex ceased operations in 2005, and since then it has been abandoned to their fate.
Patarei prison in Tallinn
3. HELSINKI-MALMI AIRPORT IN FINLAND
This international landing center was built in the mid 30's. Functional in style, it was called to serve in 1940 as a gateway for the Helsinki Olympic Games , which were canceled due to World War II. Today still active, and is one of the best preserved aeronautical buildings of the time, in addition to the second largest airport in the country. However, it is anticipated that this year culminate its activity , with the aim of building residential buildings in its place by 2020. Although some original structures will be preserved, for history lovers it is not enough.
Helsinki-Malmi Airport
Four. COLBERT SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN DIEPPE, FRANCE
Designed during the same period as the Eiffel Tower and using the same techniques and materials of construction, the Colbert is the last great suspension bridge that still works in Europe with its original hydraulic pressure system. However, the structure has not been painted in 18 years, which is causing its deterioration -although it is reversible-, and reviews are not being carried out and the maintenance required to keep your hydraulic mechanism running as well as up to now, when it is activated four times a day. Part of all this is to blame for the fact that want to destroy it and put another in its place, a threat that, thanks to pressure from part of the city, is not being fulfilled... for now.
Colbert suspension bridge in Dieppe, France
5. KAMPOS REGION IN CHIOS, GREECE
This area of Greece maintains buildings that exemplify the coexistence of architecture and Byzantine, Genoese and local and its corresponding influences from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century. The beautiful complex is built with stone from the area, and it is not only interesting from the point of view of art: the fact that it is evidence of coexistence between various peoples That is reason enough to keep him alive, according to his defenders. However, those who live there can hardly bear the costs of the place, and Chios's plan has left them without resources.
Kampos region in Chios
6. CONVENT OF SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA IN EXTREMADURA, SPAIN
Built in the fifteenth century and grandly renovated and enlarged in the seventeenth, the Franciscan convent that concerns us was for centuries one of the most important religious and cultural points of western Spain. However, during the disentailment of 1853, its degradation began, which increased in 1883, when searching for a gold treasure that they believed was hidden there, the townspeople set fire to the altar. Since then, the magnificent building has been used as a factory, forge and granary among other functions, as well as having fallen into the hands of vandals and thieves. Its structure is in serious danger of collapsing, and its murals are about to be erased forever, unless we manage to stop the damage.
The current state of the convent of San Antonio de Padua
7. OLD CITY OF HASANKEYF AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, IN TURKEY
This settlement of more than 12,000 years old has been home of most of the Mesopotamian civilizations. It's basically a living museum of epic proportions, houses from neolithic caves to medieval ruins, and even has some unique examples of architecture in the world. However, despite the fact that in 1978 it was understood that it was a deposit of prime importance, 80% of its land will be flooded if the new hydrological project in the area ends up being implemented.
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The ancient city of Hasankeyf is a museum of human history about to be flooded
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