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Greece has been honored at the European Heritage Awards 2021, the EU intiative for cultural heritage organized by the European Commission and Europa Nostra, for the restoration project of the landmark Plaka Bridge in Epirus. The Plaka Bridge is a single arched stone-bridge, the largest and most impressive of its kind in Epirus. In February 2015, during a heavy storm that caused the river to overflow, a significant part of the main arch and the east pier of the bridge collapsed. The Plaka Bridge after its collapse. Photo Source: Ministry of Culture – copyright Athens Macedonia News Agency ...

Restored Georgian building shows potential for ‘living over the shop’ on Liffey quays

Dublin conservation project wins major European heritage award Restored Georgian building shows potential for ‘living over the shop’ on Liffey quays Tue, May 25, 2021, 19:02   A three-year conservation project, which shows the potential for “living over the shop” on Dublin’s Liffey quays has won a major European heritage award. Dublin Civic Trust has won the European Heritage Award / Europa Nostra Award 2021 for its restoration of 18 Ormond Quay Upper, a 19th-century merchant building, with three storeys of residential above a shop. The award, which celebrates and promotes signifi...