The famous Falcon Monument is set to come crashing down and be replaced by a replica, in another location, as part of major road construction developments near Bahrain International Airport (BIA) ... unless money can be set aside to relocate it in one piece.
Four options have been presented by the Works Ministry to the Muharraq Municipal Council regarding the future of the iconic structure and will be discussed later this week.
Ministry officials warned councillors that placing the existing stone falcon on a raised pedestal, as originally proposed, could cause the ageing structure to crack or collapse.
As a result, the council has been asked to consider four alternatives:
- Demolishing the monument and replacing it with a fibreglass replica.
- Demolishing it without a replacement.
- Relocating the original monument to another visible location, at high cost.
- Abandoning both the monument and its current site in favour of installing a replica elsewhere.
The debate follows the demolition of the 50-year-old Waterfall Monument, which has already been bulldozed as part of the third phase of the Airport Road Development Project.
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