La celebre via San Gregorio Armeno, meta irrinunciabile per i napoletani e per i turisti di tutto il mondo in cerca della magia del Natale, è a rischio.
La ragione? Il rischio concreto di un crollo imminente della facciata del cloister, da cui si sono già staccati pericolosi calcinacci.
Starting Monday, barriers will be raised and traffic will be completely halted for five days, an eternity for local traders who will inevitably see sales drop during the most important period of the year.
But the safety of citizens and visitors comes first, and the authorities have decided to intervene with the utmost urgency.
Ma cosa rischia di accadere a uno dei simboli più amati della città? Il chiostro di San Gregorio Armeno, con la sua storia millenaria e le sue botteghe artigiane che creano presepi unici al mondo, rappresenta un patrimonio inestimabile. Un suo eventuale danneggiamento sarebbe una perdita non solo per Napoli, ma per l’intero patrimonio culturale italiano.
The causes of this serious problem are still to be clarified. Experts will have to carry out an in-depth assessment to understand the state of health of the building and identify the causes of the deterioration of the facade.
Meanwhile, Neapolitans do not hide their concern and wonder if the magic of Christmas will be able to survive this new emergency.
The hope is that the safety works will be concluded quickly and that the cloister of San Gregorio Armeno will be able to shine again as soon as possible.
And this morning in the meantime there was a meeting, chaired by the Deputy Prefect, Gaetano Cupello, attended by the architect Rosalia D'Apice, Delegate of the Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape of the Municipality of Naples, the Commander of the Local Police of Naples, Gen. Ciro Esposito.
During the meeting it was decided that on Monday morning, by mayoral order, via San Gregorio Armeno will be closed to traffic for five days, so that the company appointed by the Local Superintendency can install the mechanical means to carry out the safety work on the facade of the aforementioned complex, while the other facades not affected by the detachment of material will be checked.
Furthermore, continuous surveillance by the Local Police has been arranged in the area facing the facade affected by the detachment, which is currently already cordoned off.
Article published on 21 September 2024 - 16:02
