Baghdad – IA
Right now, Tuesday, the Ministry of Planning confirmed the work on finishing the rehabilitation venture of the shrine of Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas, peace be upon him, by the top of this yr.
The Ministry said in a press release obtained by the (INA), that “the specialised groups within the Ministry of Planning visited as we speak, Tuesday, the venture to rehabilitate the shrine of Abi al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him), and set up the Home of Manuscripts constructing on the Holy Abbasid Shrine within the Holy Governorate of Karbala.”
She defined that “this area go to got here with the goal of figuring out the issues that hinder the completion of the venture, and to see the truth of the progress of labor within the implementation levels, which incorporates rehabilitating the courtyard of Abi al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him), rehabilitating the inside doorways of the outdated courtyard, and setting up new basements, which embrace: a basement.” Imam Al-Hussein and Imam Al-Jawad, peace be upon them, and the work of the go to window and the development of the service channel, in addition to the work of restoring and sustaining the Bab Al-Qibla clock tower, getting ready the clocks, sustaining the rooms of the courtyard and the Holy Mosque, and likewise the work of sustaining the iwans in Al-Kashi Al-Karbalai, together with the work of the chandeliers and all {the electrical}, mechanical and sanitary programs.
She added, “The purpose of the venture is to rehabilitate, restore, keep, and broaden the outdated courtyard of the Abbasid Shrine, to accommodate the massive numbers of tourists,” noting that “the venture completion fee reached (85%), and it’s hoped to be accomplished by the top of the present yr 2024, and the opposite venture contains the development of a constructing.” The Home of Manuscripts for the Abbasid Shrine, which is being applied on an space of (1,352) sq. meters, consists of a constructing consisting of the primary constructing, containing a basement and a floor flooring with eight different flooring, and features a car parking zone, administrative rooms, lecture halls, and rooms for dialogue and analysis with the primary library corridor and the library. The digital library, in addition to shops of valuable books and manuscripts, a convention and assembly corridor, a restaurant, and likewise lodging rooms for company who specialise in manuscript preservation. As for the mosque: it’s a constructing consisting of two flooring, certainly one of which is designated for males and the opposite for girls.
She continued, “The purpose of the venture is to ascertain a library and manuscript home to protect and perpetuate the cultural heritage of unique, valuable and historic manuscripts and trendy publications in numerous specializations,” noting that “the venture completion fee reached (45%), and it’s hoped that will probably be accomplished by the center of subsequent yr, 2025*.”