TIRANA, August 27/ATA/- Korça Regional Directorate of National Culture working group has been engaged in the restoration of the Church of Saint Michael (Shën Mëhilli), in Vithkuq one of the most beautiful religious buildings in Albania.
St. Michael is the largest Church in Vithkuq. It was built in 1682 at the expense of the Christians living in Vithkuq, with the contribution of the area’s Priest and the Metropolitan bishop of Kastoria. The painting of Church of Saint Michael (Shën Mëhilli) was completed in 1728 by the Zoografi brothers.
During 2018, the experts of the Korça Regional Directorate of National Culture has made emergency interventions in restoration of the roof, the structure,as well as the surrounding wall of the church.
“The restoration works on the St. Michael’s Church in Vithkuq have been completed,” the Korça Regional Directorate of National Culture said.
According to the Korça Regional Directorate of National Culture, the intervention consisted in the construction of the timber roof and the preservation of post-Byzantine Wall Painting, as well as the painting of metallic elements in the frescoes.//a.i/
