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Notice (permalien)
Réf.
41398
Type
conference item
Titre
Wherein lies the spirit of Banska Stiavnica - World Heritage site: Threats and safeguarding
Langues
English
Auteurs
Vosková, Katarína
Date
2008
Pages
10 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 / spirit of place / intangible heritage / historic monuments / landscapes / historic towns
Pays mentionnés
Slovakia
Monuments et sites
Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia
N° Patrimoine mondial
618
Résumé en anglais
Our world comprises material „phenomena“ andfeelings invoked by places, spaces, works of art... Banská
_tiavnica developed in a complex environment since 12thcentury including its urban spaces and houses, which we
conserve. But there also is the genius loci that we sometimesfail to restore. Why? The town attracts settlers, not anymore
because of golden-silver mines. People seek its spirit. Whatis it? The energy of our ancestors, authenticity
…? The spiritusually vanishes with the use of modern materials and
replicas. To counteract that we organise workshops intraditional methods, but question is what keeps original
architecture alive and whether we can make new purposeand keep the original genius? Can we succeed? We are
currently finding revival of the endangered unique BaroqueCalvary Complex – the place filled with energy, inhabited by
spirit… Will our activities diminish or reinforce the geniusthat makes our historical town so unique?
_tiavnica developed in a complex environment since 12thcentury including its urban spaces and houses, which we
conserve. But there also is the genius loci that we sometimesfail to restore. Why? The town attracts settlers, not anymore
because of golden-silver mines. People seek its spirit. Whatis it? The energy of our ancestors, authenticity
…? The spiritusually vanishes with the use of modern materials and
replicas. To counteract that we organise workshops intraditional methods, but question is what keeps original
architecture alive and whether we can make new purposeand keep the original genius? Can we succeed? We are
currently finding revival of the endangered unique BaroqueCalvary Complex – the place filled with energy, inhabited by
spirit… Will our activities diminish or reinforce the geniusthat makes our historical town so unique?
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