DANIEL IRIARTE / CORRESPONSAL EN ESTAMBUL
El tenor Plácido Domingo quiere impedir que el asentamiento milenario de Allianoi, en Turquía, quede destruido por las aguas de una presa. El cantante ha dirigido una carta personalmente al primer ministro turco, Recep Tayyip Erdogán, pidiéndole que ponga fin a esta construcción y salve la ciudad. Allianoi, construida en el siglo II d.C., que está considerada por los arqueólogos como el «spa» (o recinto termal) más antiguo del mundo.
«Somos muchos los que creemos que preservar el antiguo asentamiento de Allianoi traería beneficios duraderos a la población de Turquía», dice el tenor, que actualmente preside la ONG Europa Nostra, dedicada a la preservación del patrimonio cultural europeo. «Salvar este antiguo tesoro nos enriquecería a todos durante las generaciones venideras», asegura.
TweetWhy the Roman spa town of Allianoi must be saved
We continue to believe that it is still not too late for Turkish political leaders to take necessary action to avoid such a cultural tragedy to take place. Allianoi need not be sacrificed
By Sneška Quaedvlieg-Mihailovic | Web only
Europa Nostra
Allianoi - Threatened future for Ancient Roman Spa
The preparatory work, begun on 10 April 2010, is complete, fulfilling the technical requirements for the planned flooding of Allianoi, an outstanding Roman Bath complex and town situated near Bergama in western Turkey. The inundation of Allianoi, as a part of the Yortanli irrigation dam scheme, will result in the loss of the entire site, of the ancient spa town, including an impressive preserved thermal spa, dating from the 2nd century AD. Since 2005 Europa Nostra has repeatedly expressed deep concern at the alarming and immediate threat facing this important archaeological site, to the highest levels of the Turkish Government and to the Press.
ALLIANOI.org
Roman remains at risk from Turkey’s dam building
Conservationists argue that development of archeological site would be more beneficial than irrigation plans
Conservationists argue that development of archeological site would be more beneficial than irrigation plans
Guillaume Perrier, Guardian Weekly,
