Building constructed by Armenian merchant gets award in IndiaNovember 29, 2013 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 103-year-old stately Park Mansions, located in the Kolkata's stylish Park Street has bagged the first heritage award instituted by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). The honor comes five years after restoration work began on the sprawling edifice built by Armenian jute merchant T.M. Thaddeus in 1910, an INTACH statement said, according to NDTV. The award, recognizing the painstaking efforts made by heritage building owners at authentic restoration, comes close on the heels of the World Heritage Week that concluded on Nov 25. "After due deliberations, the committee unanimously agreed to confer this award for the year 2013 to Park Mansions, the landmark building on Park Street at its crossing with Free School Street, for the attention to detail and the care taken in keeping the restoration process as authentic as possible," said G.M. Kapur, state convener for INTACH. The Mansions was developed as a rental property with mixed-usage sections comprising both residential and commercial segments. Now owned by the Apeejay Surrendra Group, the building's renovation work involved nearly 70 skilled and unskilled workers. These included a specialised team from Midnapore town of the state, a team of architects, and a presidential award winning artist for excellence in terracotta from Bandel, Hooghly, overseen by Apeejay's own team of engineers. Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |