The compound is aligned on the compass slightly east of magnetic north. Would that we could have a resurrected Penn Station! A house was built on the site in 1653 and expanded as a private palace in the 18th century. Nauvoo Temple, Nauvoo, Illinois; 2002 (illus. Completed in 1949, the rebuilt country Greek Revival dwelling is a prime component of the Appomattox Court House National Historic Park. A staggering work of traditional Chinese architecture, the current Yellow Crane Tower stands atop Snake Hill, overlooking the Yangtze River and the sprawling city of Wuhan. The new temple, built of reinforced concrete veneered with the same type of limestone as the original, was dedicated in 2002. Original architectural drawings for many of the houses and other structures survived in French archives. Iberian Gate, Moscow, Russia; 1996 (illus. Thank you for subscribing to the ICAA's newsletter. Most importantly, its exterior appearance was revealed by the discovery in 1929 of an engraving plate in the Bodleian Library in Oxford, showing the Palace’s elevation, its dependencies, portions of the garden, and many other details. Few of the millions of visitors to Venice are aware that it is a replica. The loss of a significant work is usually taken to be an opportunity to rebuild with a structure reflecting a contemporary aesthetic and lifestyle. The chapel was demolished in 1929 and the gate removed two years later to provide access to Red Square for the large military pieces shown off during Soviet celebrations. Reconstruction of a landscape, building, structure or object in its historic location will be preceded by a thorough archeological investigation to identify and evaluate those features and artifacts that are essential to an accurate reconstruction. Time has shown that few people regret these resurrected landmarks. Much of the restoration and reconstruction of these magnificent buildings happened about fifty years ago during the time of Soviet rule. Construction of a watchtower on this site began in the 9th century with work continuing into the 11th century, eventually making use of the tower as a campanile. Abbey of Montecassino, Montecassino, Italy; 1956 (illus. A reconstruction will be clearly identified as a contemporary re-creation. Some 3800 original stones were used in the rebuilding. Key aids to its appearance were the archaeological remains of the original foundations and a measured plan by Thomas Jefferson. Justification for the utter destruction of one of Europe’s most culturally important cities is still debated. The Allied destruction of the abbey in World War II was not only tragic but was revealed to have been unnecessary. Finally, at 9:45 AM, July 14, 1902, the entire edifice collapsed into a huge pile of bricks. The reconstructed Kommandantenhaus has the prestigious address of No. The sixth Earl of Dartmouth laid the cornerstone in 1904; the new building was occupied in 1906. It now houses the Museum of the Ancient Agora. Nevertheless, a persistent popular sentiment holds that natural or man-made tragedy should not deprive us of important heritage, and that accurate rebuilding of noteworthy lost landmarks is a legitimate activity. One of the ironies of history is that McLean purchased the remotely located property in 1863 because he wanted to distance himself and his family from Civil War hostilities. During the … Moreover, the majority of reconstructions, both here and abroad, are serious, scholarly achievements. Is the building nationally significant? The Potsdam Stadtschloss, Hannover’s Schloss Herrenhausen, and the Braunsweiger Schloss in Brunswick are all recent reconstructions–each serving contemporary uses. These records were used to reconstruct the church, a project begun in 1967 and completed in 1976 under the direction of architect Sergei Padukov of New Jersey. Though the project was said to be at odds with contemporary preservation theory, supporters held that the reconstruction symbolized the beginning of the rebuilding of war-torn Italy, and that the project looked backward in order to look forward. Like many great cities of history, Ur started out as a lowly village in the Ubaid Period of Mesopotamia, close to circa 4th millennium BC. The Mormon Church reacquired the site in 1937. After five years of reconstruction work, the Boston−Cambridge Longfellow Bridge is a model of historic preservation and 21st-century modernization. Fortress Louisbourg, Louisbourg, Canada; 1982 (illus. In the field of historic preservation, building restoration is the action or process of accurately revealing, recovering or representing the state of a historic building, as it appeared at a particular period in its history, while protecting its heritage value. The stately dwelling, subsequently known as the “Palace,” was begun in 1706 and completed in 1720 under the direction of master builder Henry Cary. internetculturali.it). Recognizing its importance to Chinese culture and as a sacred venue for followers of Taoism, it was decided to reconstruct the tower once again, but on a new site with greater visual prominence, one kilometer from the original location. Louisbourg today consists of some eighty buildings along with three quarters of a mile of fortifications exhibited by Parks Canada. More narrowly, such as under the Secretary of Interior's Standards in the United States, "reconstruction" is "the act or process of depicting, by means of new construction, the form, features, and detailing of a non-surviving site, landscape, building, structure, or object for the purpose of replicating its appearance at a specific period of time and in its historic location." Centuries of war and a couple of nasty earthquakes had left many of the buildings in ruins. Preserving historic buildings is vital to understanding our nation's heritage. Its positon on the Atlantic coast served to guard both the entrance to the St. Lawrence River and French fishing interests. The next-to-last iteration, built in 1868 in the Qing Dynasty, was destroyed by fire in 1884. The former Seaboard Air Line Railway Station was built in 1927 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. With the aid of extensive archaeological investigation and massive documentation, the rebuilding began in 1963 and extended over the next twenty years. Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres, Belgium; 1967 (illus. The foundation of the book is a detailed reconstruction of the main Forum square and its surrounding buildings, set (mostly) just after AD 360. One of the most ambitious reconstruction projects ever undertaken in North America has been the rebuilding of one fourth of Fortress Louisbourg and the town it enclosed. However by virtue of its ‘convenient’ location by the Persian Gulf, nearby to the point where the great rivers Tigris and Euphrates met, the ancient settlement emerged as a major trading hub and one of the richest settlements of the region (by the Bronze Age), with its commercial networks con… Years old, the Stoa was destroyed by fire in 1884 Venice, Italy 1956... 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