Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation: UNESCO experts suggest to restore Palmyra as a 3D-model – TASS

MOSCOW, March 27th. / TASS /. A number of UNESCO experts believe the right to restore the destroyed groups terrorists “Islamic state” (IG, banned in Russia), the ancient monuments of Palmyra (Syria) is not a real form, but in the form of computer models in 3D or 4D-format, thus preserving the memory of the war. This was stated by the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to UNESCO Eleonora Mitrofanova broadcast LifeNews TV

“As it will be restored -. This is a question a lot of discussion at the international expert level, there are different opinions There is an opinion that it is necessary to re-create how.. it was, it is believed that it is necessary to make such a restructuring in 3D, 4D, that is, to make a computer (model of the city), leave as is, as the memory of this terrible war, “- she said, noting that while” time to discuss this issue has not yet come “.

in the next few days, she said, to Palmyra travel expert from Iraq, and on April 4 will be a meeting about sending to the expert mission to the UNESCO.

Earlier Mitrofanov reported that UNESCO set up an expert group on the virtual reconstruction of monuments that were destroyed in Syria.

The general director of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky, in turn, pointed out that an ancient Palmyra can be restored, despite the significant damage, which was city, until it was in the hands of militants. “After the liberation (Palmyra) … I can see that, of course, it is necessary to recover … It lends itself to the correct recovery … The damage, of course, huge, but there are possibilities for recovery operations”, – he underlined

he also said in an interview with Tass that the State Hermitage Museum will create a virtual model of the destroyed Palmyra to the exhibition devoted to the cultural heritage of Syria.

Today, soldiers of the Syrian army and the forces of the national militia Palmyra completely liberated from the terrorists. This is stated in the statement of the representative of the Armed Forces Command CAP.

Palmyra was captured by a terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, banned in Russia) on 21 May 2015. Less than a year of its rule IG vandals have destroyed many ancient monuments of the city.