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UNESCO and the German Government signed today an agreement of the restoration and rehabilitation of the Aghawat Mosque Complex in the Old City of Mosul
UNESCO and the German Government signed an agreement in Baghdad
Baghdad, 14 April 2019- UNESCO and the German Government signed today an agreement to work together for the stabilization, restoration and rehabilitation of the Aghawat Mosque Complex in the Old City of Mosul, as an element to safeguard Mosul’s enduring cultural diversity.
Unesco Representative to Iraq, Paolo Fontani, and German Ambassador, Cyrill Nunn, met to discuss cooperation in Iraq, and particularly the challenges related to the initiative Reviving the Spirit of Mosul, which Unesco is carrying out with the support of various partners, including Germany, the UAE and the European Union.
The project will include two phases. Inception and Mobilization, with the clearance of the site talking all necessary precautions with respect to the safe removal of items from potentially contaminated landscape or structures (IED’s and ERW). This process will also ensure that surviving historic architectural elements of the building are carefully removed where possible either to be appropriately re-used or stored for a potential future museum / educational usage.
Documentation of the surviving structures will take place to internationally recognized standards, and detailed stabilization and conservation plans will be drawn up in cooperation with relevant partners. Phase II – Stabilization, Restoration and Rehabilitation. This stage will move to the implementation of the stabilization, restoration and rehabilitation of the mosque and its immediate contextual landscape, based on the detailed plans drawn up in advance. As referenced previously the overall objective (impact) is contribute to the safeguarding of Mosul’s cultural diversity both in terms of human fabric and cultural heritage, conceived as a significant and complementary project to the restoration and reconstruction of Al-Nouri Mosque and its minaret.