Many of the monuments of Caucasian Albanian period in Azerbaijan history have come to decay, due to a number of factors including cultural, historical, religious, morphological, economic and social ones, related to the valorization of architectural monuments in Azerbaijan. According to the catalogue of historical monuments, over 600 of 8000 existing monuments are located in the North-West, including 42 Christian facilities belonging to Caucasian Albanian historical period. The Seven Church Monastery Complex, is one of the oldest Christian monasteries in Azerbaijan, and is a Caucasian Albanian Apostolic architectural Complex, composed of several cult structures, located in close proximity to the village of Lekit in Gakh. According to the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan on cultural monuments, it is an architectural monument of local importance, but the Complex has, nevertheless, come to exist in an almost ruined state. This research aims at establishing the theoretical foundations for the conservation and adaptive-reuse project, as well as synthesizing a viable and effective solution addressing the current state of the site through a series of interventions, by analyzing the complex entanglement of context characteristics that led to the present state of the monastery and examining the main issues regarding the valorization of the site. The research is conducted through an array of sources, such as statistical data gathered from the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan, published written materials and graphical imagery, obtained from various online sources with the aim of raising the overall awareness of the issues regarding preservation of cultural heritage in Azerbaijan and proposing an adaptive-reuse project for the Seven Church Monastery Complex in Lekit. This research concludes that for the valorization project of the Seven Church Monastery Complex, the intervention must address the issues associated with the current condition of Caucasian Albanian cultural heritage in two scales. Smaller, targeting the Seven Church Monastery Complex in particular, and larger, harnessing the full potential of the heritage sites around the region of Gakh.
Molti monumenti del periodo albanese caucasico nella storia dell’Azerbaigian sono andati in rovina, a causa di una serie di fattori tra cui quelli culturali, storici, religiosi, morfologici, economici e sociali, legati alla valorizzazione dei monumenti in Azerbaigian. Secondo il catalogo dei monumenti storici, oltre 600 degli 8000 monumenti esistenti si trovano nel nord-ovest, tra cui 42 strutture cristiane appartenenti al periodo storico albanese caucasico. Il Complesso del Monastero delle Sette Chiese, è uno dei più antichi monasteri cristiani dell’Azerbaigian, ed è un complesso architettonico apostolico albanese caucasico, composto da diverse strutture di culto, situato nelle vicinanze del villaggio di Lekit a Gakh. Secondo l’ordinanza del Consiglio dei ministri dell’Azerbaigian sui monumenti culturali, è un monumento di importanza locale, ma il Complesso è, tuttavia, giunto ad esistere in uno stato rovinato. Questa ricerca mira a stabilire le basi teoriche per il progetto di conservazione e riuso adattivo, nonché a sintetizzare una soluzione efficace affrontando lo stato del sito attraverso una serie di interventi, analizzando il complesso intreccio delle caratteristiche del contesto che ha portato a lo stato attuale del monastero ed esaminando le principali problematiche relative alla valorizzazione del sito. La ricerca è condotta attraverso una serie di fonti, come i dati statistici raccolti dal Comitato di statistica dell’Azerbaigian, materiali scritti e immagini, ottenuti da varie fonti online con l’obiettivo di aumentare la consapevolezza generale delle questioni relative alla conservazione dei beni culturali patrimonio culturale in Azerbaigian e proponendo un progetto di riuso adattivo per il complesso monastico delle sette chiese a Lekit. Questa ricerca conclude che per il progetto di valorizzazione del Complesso monastico delle Sette Chiese, l’intervento deve affrontare le questioni associate all’attuale condizione del patrimonio culturale albanese caucasico in due scale. Più piccolo rivolto in particolare al Complesso del Monastero delle Sette Chiese, e più grande, che sfrutta tutto il potenziale dei siti del patrimonio intorno alla regione di Gakh.
The abandoned heritage. An architectural framework for the valorization of Caucasian Albanian heritage sites
Sachek, Daria;Perk, Yigit Bogachan;Gokhan, Burakcan
2020/2021
Abstract
Many of the monuments of Caucasian Albanian period in Azerbaijan history have come to decay, due to a number of factors including cultural, historical, religious, morphological, economic and social ones, related to the valorization of architectural monuments in Azerbaijan. According to the catalogue of historical monuments, over 600 of 8000 existing monuments are located in the North-West, including 42 Christian facilities belonging to Caucasian Albanian historical period. The Seven Church Monastery Complex, is one of the oldest Christian monasteries in Azerbaijan, and is a Caucasian Albanian Apostolic architectural Complex, composed of several cult structures, located in close proximity to the village of Lekit in Gakh. According to the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan on cultural monuments, it is an architectural monument of local importance, but the Complex has, nevertheless, come to exist in an almost ruined state. This research aims at establishing the theoretical foundations for the conservation and adaptive-reuse project, as well as synthesizing a viable and effective solution addressing the current state of the site through a series of interventions, by analyzing the complex entanglement of context characteristics that led to the present state of the monastery and examining the main issues regarding the valorization of the site. The research is conducted through an array of sources, such as statistical data gathered from the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan, published written materials and graphical imagery, obtained from various online sources with the aim of raising the overall awareness of the issues regarding preservation of cultural heritage in Azerbaijan and proposing an adaptive-reuse project for the Seven Church Monastery Complex in Lekit. This research concludes that for the valorization project of the Seven Church Monastery Complex, the intervention must address the issues associated with the current condition of Caucasian Albanian cultural heritage in two scales. Smaller, targeting the Seven Church Monastery Complex in particular, and larger, harnessing the full potential of the heritage sites around the region of Gakh.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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