Fortified heritage, historical rule of urban process urbaine
Langues
English
Auteurs
Poncelet, Étienne
Date
2005
Pages
1 p.
Titre de conférence
15th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Monuments and sites in their setting - conserving cultural heritage in changing townscapes and landscapes’
Lieu de conférence
Xi'an, China
Date de conférence
17 – 21 oct 2005
Mots-clés
fortifications / urban development / protection of historic monuments / town planning / conservation of historic monuments / historic buildings / setting
Résumé en anglais
By nature, fortifications take advantage of the setting that they defend. In this way, they have also helped to contain urban development within their fortified walls.