Tradycja i współczesność ochrony zabytków w Nadrenii

• Authors: Pruss Daniel

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Tradition and contemporaneity in the protection of historical monuments in the Rhineland

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

EN

The first interest in the protection of historical monuments in the Rhineland (and/in other parts of Germany) dates back to the eighteenth century. The very notion of a „historical monument” and the question of its protection, however, were not defined precisely. At the early stages of these conceptions, attention was primarily concentrated on architectonic objects. This is also the reason why architects usually acted as precursors of the dissemination of the protection of monuments. The ideas themselves could not be effective without suitable legal regulations. In the Rhineland (which was still a province of Prussia) the first act in this domain was the decision of the Prussian government, issued on 29 December 1833 which recommended that the University of Bonn become involved in the conservation of antiquities. Not until the end of the nineteenth century did a commission for the protection and examination of historical monuments nominate Paul Clemen to the post of the first provincial conservator. One of the most significant achievements of this outstanding theoretician and practician of conservation was the establishment of thorough and detailed inventories. At the beiginning of the twentieth century, official undertakings were supported by a newly founded Rheinischer Verein fur Denkmalpflege und Heimatschutz. This organization played an important role in the initiation of historical and architectonic investigations, the publication of their outcome and in assisting operations intended to safeguard monuments. The society also issued its own publications and dealt with far-reaching popularization of the protection of cultural property. Despite the creation of suitable state structurs and social support, their effectiveness in various periods differed. The numerous reasons for this state of things include the imperfection of law and organization. New regulations were contained in a law pased in 1980. It distinguishes the protection of the historical monuments of the Rhineland by defining two courses: the monuments remain under the protection of territorial administration and conservation offices.

• Publisher: Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
• Journal: Ochrona Zabytków
• Year: 1993
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 276-281

Dates

published

1993

Contributors

author

Pruss Daniel

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ISSN

0029-8247