Aga Khan Foundation will contribute hundred thousand euros to save the ruin of Silves Cathedral

Catholic BuildingIn Portuguese, translated excerpt via Google.

Consignment of the work has already been signed and will soon begin to cover the repairs of the cathedral, classified as National Monument since 1922. Four months is the time to leave the old cathedral as new.

The last day to visit the Cathedral of Silves were still ongoing when the consignment of works of self-repair of the coverage was signed last week.

Tourists admire the stained glass windows and the altar, beyond that symbolic act that will mark a new stage in the life of the old national monument.

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