Tsiskarauli Tower rehabilitation project was awarded with the gran prix at the most prestigious European heritage contest in Bucharest
- 07th october, 2024
The highly regarded European heritage prize - Europa Nostra Grand Prix winners will be announced today at the ceremony in the Romanian Athenaeum. Citizens' Rehabilitation of Tsiskarauli Tower in Khevsureti received one of the Grand Prix in category Citizens’ Engagement & Awareness-raising.
During the Awards Ceremony, the five laureates of the Grand Prix and the winner of the Public Choice Award for 2024 – which receive a monetary award of €10,000 each – were announced. The Grand Prix winners were selected from among this year’s 26 winners from 18 European countries by the Board of Europa Nostra, based on the recommendation of an independent jury of experts.
The ceremony assembled some 800 heritage professionals, volunteers, enthusiasts and supporters from across Europe. Among the guests of honour were Prof. Dr. Sergiu Nistor, Presidential Adviser; Raluca Turcan, Minister of Culture of Romania; and Dr. Nicușor Dan, Mayor of Bucharest. The Awards Ceremony was the largest event of the European Cultural Heritage Summit 2024, which is taking place in Bucharest from 6 to 8 October. Organised by Europa Nostra and co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union, the Bucharest Summit is held under the High Patronage of the President of Romania, H.E. Klaus Iohannis.