CHAPTER 3 The Development of Architectural Heritag...
建筑遗产保护发展历程
The respect due to all cultures requires that heritage properties must be considered and judged within the cultural contexts to which they belong.
—— Nara Document on Authenticity, 1994
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Figure 3-1.Historic House
T he awareness of architectural heritage protection did not exist from the very beginning.In ancient times, people collected objects and preserved buildings spontaneously due to religion reasons, aesthetics, commemoration, or functional value.The monuments as the symbol of one civilization, were often destroyed by another civilization, or acquired due to its spiritual value more than their historical significance.Egyptian obelisks were taken by the Roman Empire and placed in its city squares is a typical example, which was not done for Egypt heritage preservation but to show off trophies of the empire.Awakening of ancient Rome culture during Romanesque Ages of Europe has aroused a large-scale of public interests about the antiquarian collections, which preserved the antiques to some extent, but also caused a suffering loss of architectural heritage due to plunder and theft.Numerous of architectural elements of ancient Roman relics were taken to decorate the new buildings or displayed in the gardens.[1]