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The Culture Ministry is checking whether the wedding guests have damaged the ancient Roman mosaics at Villa Armira, near Ivaylovgrad, BTV reported. For a nominal fee, wedding rituals can be performed in it, although it is closed to visitors due to upcoming renovations. In this case, the ceremony was led by the mayor of the city Diana Ovcharova (GERB).
Dimitar Ivanov told BTV that on Saturday afternoon he dedicated the villa “Armira” with his family, giving him the impression that the ritual of the newlyweds was in a place where walking is allowed, but some of the guests, including ladies in heels, walked on the mosaics.
The man commented to the marriage officer. “Ms Ovcharova said that it was not my job to deal with how the rules were followed. Later, she explained to visitors that the mosaics are strong and can be trampled on,” Ivanov told BTV.
Today the mayor is in the hospital, says the television. Ivaylovgrad Deputy Mayor Svetla Molova commented that a mistake had been made in the case, probably due to meeting the anti-epidemic requirements and the meter and a half distance.
Tomorrow the Ministry of Culture will check if the monument of national importance has suffered damage. “This is definitely a violation of the Cultural Heritage Law, the Ivaylovgrad municipality, which manages the site, must protect it from demolition, which definitely does not include walking on the mosaic,” said Slavi Slavov, regional inspector of the General Directorate of Cultural Preservation. heritage “in the Ministry of Culture.
Villa Armira is one of the four Roman villas in the world that are preserved to this day. It was discovered in 1964 during the construction of a dam. It is called the “jewel of the eastern rhodopes”, even because of the fully preserved ancient mosaics. Villa “Armira” has been completely renovated with almost two million European levs.