Istanbul mayor: Reconstruction of Bulgarian St. Stephen Church kicked off

Istanbul mayor: Reconstruction of Bulgarian St. Stephen Church kicked off

FOCUS News Agency

Sofia. “Work on the reconstruction of the Bulgarian St. Stephen Church in Istanbul has started,” said Mayor of Istanbul Kadir Topbas said at the meeting with Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova, FOCUS News Agency reporter informs.

“We started the work on the reconstruction of one of the first pre-industrial iron constructions in the world, one of the first buildings – this is the Bulgarian St. Stephen Church in Istanbul. We started the work on the reconstruction of this church. I think this is good news for you. This investment will cost EUR 2 million and I think that after the work is done, the church will look much better, because it is of great value both for us and for you,” Topbas remarked.

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