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“There are institutions in Bulgaria that think they are above the law. This is how I explain the drilled holes for the installation of air conditioners in the building of the Rector of the University of Sofia” St. Kliment Ohridski “, said the Minister of Culture Boil Banov at an emergency meeting in front of the Rector’s building.
Signs of the holes drilled in the building, which is a cultural monument, were posted on social media.
“The other day, someone dropped a video clip in the courtroom, it is insulting. Institutions in this country must be the first to comply with the rules, as we ask citizens to do so. It is clear that the law does not It was strictly carried out: there is no project for air conditioning holes in the Rector ”, added the minister.
An investigation is underway into who authorized the air conditioning system in this manner, and it will be clear on Monday who will be held criminally responsible. The Culture Minister also described filming a scandalous video in the courtroom as “Disgusting”.
Filmed a scandalous clip in the courtroom
Banov also recounted how he found out what was happening at the University. “At 12:02, my wife informed me that there was a photo on Facebook of some people installing or dismantling something like the air conditioners in a university building. At 12:03 I contacted Alexander Trenchov, director of the Inspection of Cultural Heritage of the Ministry, and I told him to come as soon as possible and carry out an on-site inspection At 12:30 he informed me that everything had stopped and that unregulated actions were taking place without a project certified by the MC. He stops the project and calls the police. He comes at 1pm, “said Banov.
According to him, the rector of the University of Sofia may have been deceived.
“I cannot be his lawyer or criticize him. But his fact is a fact. There is an act in his institution that is absolutely illegal. He does not know if they have deceived him, I do not know,” said the minister. and said the damage to the facade could be remedied.
The director of the Inspection Directorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture, Alexander Traikov, explained what was the explanation given by Prof. Anastas Gerdzhikov, Rector of the University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”.
“He explained that there is a regulation from the Metropolitan Municipality to eliminate air conditioning units that are quite old, perhaps as early as 20 years old. But it was not really clear if they had instructions to install new ones and how. After all, if The metropolitan municipality has issued said recipe, you should know that these recipes are in line with the Cultural Heritage Law. It is almost certain that it is not followed, “he said, specifying that the sanctions were between 3,000 and 5,000 BGN.
From the facade of the Rectorate of the University of Sofia, the external climatic bodies existing for 20 years are eliminated, The university stated in a message posted on the SU website.
The building of the Rector of the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” is an architectural, historical and artistic monument of culture of national importance, as well as one of the most important buildings in architectural relation in the country. building to preserve its status as a significant architectural monument of national importance, observing and complying with all applicable and relevant laws and regulations The St. Kliment Ohridski Institute annually develops a plan for urgent activities for the maintenance and conservation of managed cultural monument buildings by the University, “said the statement.
It is also noted that during the preparation of the plan for this year it was discovered that in the last 30 years a large number of air conditioning units, including their elements, pipes, cables and more, were installed on the facades of the Rectorate building. Asymmetrically placed air conditioners and other elements on the building’s facades have repeatedly caused outrage from citizens and institutions. In this regard, it was decided to remove all air conditioning units from the building’s facade and replace the existing pipes. No new holes were drilled in the facade during the replacement.
Once the replacement is complete, the façade will be freed from all external air conditioning units and only the pipe runs will remain, with the new pipe runs the color of the existing facade.
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