Forging Architectural Tradition: National Narratives, Monument Preservation and Architectural Work in the Nineteenth Century

Forging Architectural Tradition: National Narratives, Monument Preservation and Architectural Work in the Nineteenth Century
ISBN-10
1800733380
ISBN-13
9781800733381
Category
History
Pages
398
Language
English
Published
2022-03-11
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Authors
Dragan Damjanović, Aleksander Łupienko

Description

During the nineteenth century, a change developed in the way architectural objects from the distant past were viewed by contemporaries. Such edifices, be they churches, castles, chapels or various other buildings, were not only admired for their aesthetic values, but also for the role they played in ancient times, and their role as reminders of important events from the national past. Architectural heritage often was (and still is) an important element of nation building. Authors address the process of building national myths around certain architectural objects. National narratives are questioned, as is the position architectural heritage played in the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries.

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