Built-in 1833, this first-class heritage building is one of Mumbai’s earliest public buildings, which served as a town hall, court and university hall before the construction of Victorian structures to…
Álvaro Barrera is a Columbian architect born in 1945. Focussing his working ground in the country of Columbia and other Latin American countries, Barrera has completed a host of architectural…
Something that has a unique cultural worth and should be conserved is referred to as cultural property. The preservation of cultural property, often known as cultural heritage, is the responsibility…
One of the finest examples of Gothic architecture, Notre dame, meaning “Our Lady of Paris”, a medieval marvel on the Island of the Seine River, is considered one of Paris’s…
Heritage Restoration is a method of maintaining heritage structures. Restoration means ‘bringing back to a former position or condition’ as per Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary (1975). Restoration is executed by…
There are over a thousand UNESCO recognized World Heritage Sites, holding outstanding cultural or natural significance. The World Heritage designation can easily propel an unusual site to an international distinction,…
In a nutshell ‘Figures of Ruins and Restoration: John Ruskin and Viollet Le Duc’ is a poetic description of ironic ideologies. The article is a chapter of the book ‘Architecture…
The U.S. Capitol Building has stood on its ground for more than two centuries. The building has undergone reconstructions, restorations, and extensions in past years. Today, it is a monumental…
Tammany Hall, located in the northeast corner of Union Square Park in Manhattan, was built in 1929 to house the Democratic Party machine that significantly regulated New York State’s politics.…
The Cathedral | Chartres Cathedral Before venturing into the restoration, the reason behind it, and the rest, a quick brief about the cathedral. The Chartres Cathedral, also known as the…
With the two museums Palazzo Grassi and Punta Della Dogana, the Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi is the third location of the Pinault Collection in Venice, Italy. The Teatrino, which was…
Timeline of restoration: Fondaco Dei Tedeschi, OMA Project: Fondaco Dei Tedeschi Location: Venezia, Italy Year: 2017 Architect: OMA, Rem Koolhaas Stone once said, “You are a product of your Environment”.…