In the spring, UNESCO's advisory body warned the Council of the risk of using areas of the Mosque of Córdoba as a warehouse.
The president of Icomos Spain , Juan Carlos Molina, acknowledged this morning, after his visit to the Mosque-Cathedral to assess the damage from last Friday's fire, that last spring he had already discussed with the Chapter the use of parts of the monument as storage for belongings. The head of UNESCO's advisory body on the conservation, protection, and enhancement of cultural heritage indicated that the Diocese of Córdoba had informed them that they had acquired two properties to relocate machinery and other equipment.
During his visit, Molina highlighted the collaboration between his organization and the Chapter, with whom they formed a working group following a complaint from the Mosque-Cathedral Platform regarding the diocese's colonization of the monument with religious images, downplaying its Andalusian influence. He avoided mentioning any "errors" on the part of the Church that could have caused the fire, after the main hypothesis considered for the blaze was the short circuit of an electric sweeper that was in a chapel used as a warehouse. "I wouldn't talk about errors as such; I wouldn't use the word "error." There was a threat, there was a risk, and there were consequences," he stated.
The head of Icomos also explained that the working group will address all matters related to prevention.
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