Ukraine: Arts, culture legacy structures can be reconstructed however not supplanted

 Ukraine's culture ministry said on Thursday that it was safe to rebuild the country's historic monuments that were destroyed during the conflict but impossible to replace them. "We can rebuild the destroyed monuments but we cannot replace them," Culture Minister Vyacheslav Kirilenko said at a meeting with students.

Ukraine: Arts, culture heritage buildings can be rebuilt but not replaced

Ukraine: Arts, culture heritage buildings can be rebuilt but not replaced



President Petro Poroshenko has said that Ukraine will rebuild cultural heritage buildings in the occupied territory of Donbas. “My instructions to the government, to the Prime Minister, to the Minister of Culture, to the Minister of Regional Development, to the Minister of Construction, are to rebuild all the destroyed cultural heritage buildings in Donbas,” Poroshenko said during a visit to Vinnytsia Region on Tuesday, according to a UNIAN correspondent.

The total number of buildings destroyed by the fire at the landmark Trade Unions' building in Odessa on May 2, 2014, has reached 300. However, Odessa Governor Mikheil Saakashvili said that it was possible to restore the historic building, even though it would not be possible to rebuild it as it was.

Rebuilding the "Palace Ukraine" is an important cultural mission for the state, Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko said at a meeting in the Presidential Administration on Wednesday, July 18. "The Palace Ukraine is a complex cultural and historical place. The most important thing is that it is impossible to restore this building. It is impossible to recreate it. It is important to rebuild it. But it is impossible to replace it," Poroshenko said. The President was instructed to provide the state registration of the project, the project documentation, and other documents, and to coordinate the project of rebuilding the Palace Ukraine with all concerned agencies, organizations, and institutions. He was also instructed me to coordinate it in detail with the Verkhovna Rada.

Ukraine's culture ministry said on Thursday that it was safe to rebuild the country's historic monuments that were destroyed during the conflict but impossible to replace them. "We can rebuild the destroyed monuments but we cannot replace them," Culture Minister Vyacheslav Kirilenko said at a meeting with students.

The total number of buildings destroyed by the fire at the landmark Trade Unions' building in Odessa on May 2, 2014, has reached 300. However, Odessa Governor Mikheil Saakashvili said that it was possible to restore the historic building, even though it would not be possible to rebuild it as it was.

President Petro Poroshenko has said that Ukraine will rebuild cultural heritage buildings in the occupied territory of Donbas. “My instructions to the government, to the Prime Minister, to the Minister of Culture, to the Minister of Regional Development, to the Minister of Construction, are to rebuild all the destroyed cultural heritage buildings in Donbas,” Poroshenko said during a visit to Vinnytsia Region on Tuesday, according to a UNIAN correspondent.

Ukraine: Arts, culture heritage buildings can be rebuilt but not replaced KYIV, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine can restore any of its cultural heritage buildings that have been destroyed by Russia-backed rebels, but it can not replace them, the country's culture minister said here on Monday. Ukraine has lost about 1,000 of its cultural heritage buildings in the conflict in the country's east, some of the buildings have been completely destroyed, Ukrainian Culture Minister Vyacheslav Kirilenko said at a meeting with UNESCO representatives.

The total number of buildings destroyed by the fire at the landmark Trade Unions' building in Odessa on May 2, 2014, has reached 300. However, Odessa Governor Mikheil Saakashvili said that it was possible to restore the historic building, even though it would not be possible to rebuild it as it was.

President Petro Poroshenko has said that Ukraine will rebuild cultural heritage buildings in the occupied territory of Donbas. “My instructions to the government, to the Prime Minister, to the Minister of Culture, to the Minister of Regional Development, to the Minister of Construction, are to rebuild all the destroyed cultural heritage buildings in Donbas,” Poroshenko said during a visit to Vinnytsia Region on Tuesday, according to a UNIAN correspondent.

KYIV, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The devastating fire that engulfed the O.S.Fomenko Art Museum in the Ukrainian capital on Sunday may be a major blow to the country's cultural heritage but it cannot be replaced, experts said. The fire, which broke out at around 2 a.m., destroyed the three-story building located in the center of Kyiv and its exhibits. The museum was a major repository of ancient and contemporary art and a treasure trove of Ukrainian history and culture.

Rebuilding the "Palace Ukraine" is an important cultural mission for the state, Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko said at a meeting in the Presidential Administration on Wednesday, July 18. "The Palace Ukraine is a complex cultural and historical place. The most important thing is that it is impossible to restore this building. It is impossible to recreate it. It is important to rebuild it. But it is impossible to replace it," Poroshenko said. The President was instructed to provide the state registration of the project, the project documentation, and other documents, and to coordinate the project of rebuilding the Palace Ukraine with all concerned agencies, organizations, and institutions. He was also instructed me to coordinate it in detail with the Verkhovna Rada.

Ukraine's culture ministry said on Thursday that it was safe to rebuild the country's historic monuments that were destroyed during the conflict but impossible to replace them. "We can rebuild the destroyed monuments but we cannot replace them," Culture Minister Vyacheslav Kirilenko said at a meeting with students.

Ukraine: Arts, culture heritage buildings can be rebuilt but not replaced KYIV, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine can restore any of its cultural heritage buildings that have been destroyed by Russia-backed rebels, but it can not replace them, the country's culture minister said here on Monday. Ukraine has lost about 1,000 of its cultural heritage buildings in the conflict in the country's east, some of the buildings have been completely destroyed, Ukrainian Culture Minister Vyacheslav Kirilenko said at a meeting with UNESCO representatives.

The total number of buildings destroyed by the fire at the landmark Trade Unions' building in Odessa on May 2, 2014, has reached 300. However, Odessa Governor Mikheil Saakashvili said that it was possible to restore the historic building, even though it would not be possible to rebuild it as it was.

President Petro Poroshenko has said that Ukraine will rebuild cultural heritage buildings in the occupied territory of Donbas. “My instructions to the government, to the Prime Minister, to the Minister of Culture, to the Minister of Regional Development, to the Minister of Construction, are to rebuild all the destroyed cultural heritage buildings in Donbas,” Poroshenko said during a visit to Vinnytsia Region on Tuesday, according to a UNIAN correspondent.