Publicomos

Notice (permalien)

Réf.

41463

Type

conference item

Titre

The Spirit of the Place During the Life of a Monument in theCase Study of World Heritage Site as Vat Phou (Laos)

Langues

English

Auteurs

Messeri, Beatrice

Date

2008

Pages

12 p.

Titre de conférence

16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’

Lieu de conférence

Québec, Canada

Date de conférence

29 sept – 4 oct 2008

Mots-clés

World Heritage List / conservation / spirit of place / intangible heritage / legislation / cultural landscapes / conservation of cultural heritage / management / historic buildings / monuments

Pays mentionnés

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Monuments et sites

Vat Phou and Associated Ancient Settlements within the Champasak Cultural Landscape, Lao PDR

N° Patrimoine mondial

481

Résumé en anglais

To this day, Vat Phou site represents a uniqueexample of the social and religious use while being a commercial
tourist attraction. This case can be considered a model but onemust consider its intrinsic future risks. Main threats and
haphazard interventions and financial speculation as many havealready occurred at other WHL sites over the time. The goal here
is to recommend preventive and comprehensive measures topreserve the very fabric and spirit of the place.

Document joint

77-pgXV-142.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)