April 16, 2009 00:00
Traditional spring washing and cleaning of Perm monuments starts in April.
The traditional washing and cleaning of Perm monuments is due to start on Thursday, April, 16, reports Perm City Administration. The first to be washed is the monument to the founder of Perm, Vasiliy Tatischev. The next is the monument to the Heroes of Front Line and Back Land located on the city esplanade.
In 2009, the City appropriated from the budget the total of 800 thousand roubles (approx. USD23,500).
"Annual maintenance of Perm monuments is an essential part of the city cultural heritage preservation. We restore a number of monuments every year," says the Chair of Perm City Committee of Culture Lyubov Fyodorova.