[kellyhound]

Peru. Debris from the cornice of the colonial church fell onto people queuing at the Banco de la Nación.

The incident, last Thursday, has reignited the debate about the preservation of the city's historical heritage.

Part of the cornice of the Compañía de Jesús church, located on Jirón 28 de Julio, broke off and it fell on a group of people waiting in line to enter the Banco de la Nación, located in front of the temple.

According to local authorities a woman lost her life instantly due to the impact of the concrete blocks.

Three people were injuredand were rushed to nearby hospitals for medical attention.

Personnel from the Peruvian National Police (PNP) cordoned off the area,while forensic experts and representatives of the Public Ministry carried out the corresponding procedures.

The falling debris caused moments of panic among passersby and devotees in the area.

The Church of the Society of Jesus, where the disaster occurred, is one of the most representative colonial temples of Ayacucho, also known as the "City of Churches".

Its construction, begun in 1605 and completed in 1705, is an emblem of the region's architectural and cultural legacy.

The temple is notable for itsfacade carved in pink and lead-colored stone ,with floral ornaments and an interior ofgilded altars, colonial sculptures and paintingsthat reflect the artistic fusion between the Andean and European worlds during the Viceroyalty.

However, like many historic temples in the city, the church facesconservation and maintenance problems.

The word "cornice" comes from the Italian word cornice, meaning "ledge," which in turn comes from the Latin cornix, meaning "crow".

This Latin word may have been used metaphorically to describe the projecting, ledge-like shape of a crow's beak, and this sense of a "jutting out" or "curving over" form was applied to the architectural element.

The term is also connected to the Greek koronis, meaning "curved object" or "curved line," and the Latin coronis, which may have influenced the final form of the word in case you were wondering;

[rhubarb_king]

The Lord doth work in mysterious ways...

[rohmell]

The cornice gets a rating of one corn

[rohmell]

Additionally, that cornice didn't have any corn in it, and wasn't very nice.

[houseoftechno]

What's wrong with this picture?



Nothing, until he stoops down and treats the victim lying in the Kill Zone!

To his credit, he was the only rescuer who I saw assess the scene for threats, but I would not have deemed that scene safe to enter.



I think that was a scene where rescuers should have 1. assigned a burly spotter and with a yank line, and 2. dragged the vics out of the kill zone, right quick! Then, proceed with first aid and transport.

[Tornadolen]

Originally Posted by houseoftechno ↗

What's wrong with this picture?

he saw the lord

[Necrotic Bowel]

God smote them. He smote them real good

[Mr.NoCredit]

The church has plenty of money to keep and still ask for more from poor parishioners.

[DavidAaronGarcia]

It looks like there's a structure failure and there's likely probably calls when they are installing the electrical lines that put in that light fixture that was put in who knows when but obviously it wasn't from the colonial days at least the light that is you can see the wires too I'm guessing they got damaged when they drilled into it to do that and finally gave in

[akham]

I bet they didn't expect to get stoned when they went to visit the church.

In any case, worst rock group I've ever seen.