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Turin University Proposes Extra Four Million Euros For Genete Leul Palace Restoration

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Turin University Proposes Extra Four Million Euros For Genete Leul Palace Restoration
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The Polytechnic University of Turin has proposed adding 4 million euros to the Genete Leul Palace restoration project, potentially doubling its budget to 8 million euros and extending completion to 2030.

  • The Polytechnic University of Turin in Italy proposed allocating an additional 4 million euros for the restoration of Genete Leul Palace in Addis Ababa.
  • The proposed increase could double the project's initial 4 million euro budget to 8 million euros and extend the completion date from 2027 to 2030.
  • Comprehensive technical assessments conducted over a year revealed the need for more extensive structural work than originally anticipated.
  • The initial 4 million euro grant was backed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation for a 2025 to 2027 timeline.
  • The supplementary funding has been proposed by the Institute of Ethiopian Studies but has not yet been formally confirmed by the Italian government.
  • The restoration work aims to stabilize deteriorating foundations and damaged roofs to prevent rainwater leaks threatening historical treasures.
  • The palace currently houses the Institute of Ethiopian Studies and an ethnographic museum containing approximately 17,000 heritage artifacts.
  • Artifacts will be temporarily relocated to the university's IES Library, built by Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi, during active construction.
  • Genete Leul Palace served as a royal residence and as the command headquarters for Italian Marshal Rodolfo Graziani during the 1936–1941 occupation.
  • Following Emperor Haile Selassie's return from exile, the building resumed its royal role until the 1960 coup attempt, after which it was designated for university use.
  • The official tendering process for the first lot of restoration work was launched on October 8.
  • The project is funded through an Italian bilateral development cooperation arrangement rather than standalone treasury-funded capital budgets.
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