Mintimer Shaimiev holds meeting on reconstruction of the Cathedral of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God
On October 22, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Revival Regional Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev held a meeting at the place of the reconstruction of the Cathedral of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God.
Shaimiev got acquainted with the process of design and reconstruction work, which is approaching the end, then the main forces will be focused on the design of the iconostasis and painting the interior of the Upper Church of the Cathedral.
The fine art restorer of Inter-regional scientific and restoration art department Valery Kosushkin introduced the meeting participants the results of the restoration of the preserved painting of the Cave Temple. The deputy director for scientific work of Volga Archeology Company Andrey Starkov and the representative of Museum Design Center Igor Grigoryev demonstrated the basic elements of the interior design and museumification of the Cave Temple.
They also discussed final landscaping of the territory of the Cathedral.