MIM 4060E - Restoration of Cultural Prop.
Course Objectives
To present principles defined in the field of architectural restoration; convey different techniques and implementations; to discuss in which limit several interventions are compatible with international principles.
Course Description
Definition and content of cultural property; presentation of international organizations and texts concerning the restoration and preservation of cultural property; UNESCO World Heritage List and World Heritage in Danger List; presentation of different techniques and approaches by exposing the restoration of some important monuments and by visiting two restoration sites in Istanbul; information on problems of architectural conservation.
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