Natural Stone and World Heritage

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gurmeet Kaur ◽  
Sakoon Singh ◽  
Anuvinder Ahuja ◽  
Noor Dasmesh Singh
Keyword(s):  
World Heritage ◽  
Natural Stone

The white marbles of Brasília, a World Heritage site and capital of Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 486 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Heloisa Barros de Oliveira Frascá ◽  
Risale Neves ◽  
Nuria Fernández Castro
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Natural Stone ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Technological Data ◽  
World Cultural Heritage ◽  
Natural Stones

AbstractCreated in the central and western part of Brazil to be the new capital of the country, Brasília is a definitive example of modernist twentieth-century urbanism and was named a Cultural Heritage Property by UNESCO in 1987. It was built in just four years (1956–60), following a design by urbanist Lúcio Costa and architect Oscar Niemeyer. However, despite the worldwide recognition of the architectural value of the buildings, the extensive use of white marbles as cladding is scarcely mentioned in the literature. Surveys conducted in this work indicate that the majority of the marble was sourced primarily from the Italva region (Rio de Janeiro), and probably, in minor quantities, from Cachoeiro de Itapemirim region (Espírito Santo). Available technological data for rocks from those regions revealed their suitable engineering properties as natural stone. Currently, although most of the slabs still remain on the buildings, the preservation of this world cultural heritage is urgent, as pointed out by UNESCO. For this purpose, the potential designation under the name the Brasília white marbles as a Global Heritage Stone Resource would be very beneficial, encouraging the availability of these natural stones for conservation and restoration.

Natural Stone and World Heritage

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Ehling ◽  
Friedrich Häfner ◽  
Heiner Siedel
Keyword(s):  
World Heritage ◽  
Natural Stone

UNESCO World Heritage and Kosovo Towards a Tentative List for Kosovo

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Caroline Jaeger Klein
Keyword(s):  
World Heritage ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Serbia And Montenegro

In 2015, Kosovo tried to join UNESCO and failed by three quotes. Is Kosovo ready for its UNESCO membership? At least for its national architectural heritage, this question is to answer with no. The intensively discussed issue of the medieval monuments of Kosovo inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage by Serbia and Montenegro before the declaration of independency in 2008 and their further management through Kosovo is just one aspect. More troubling is that the rather young state not yet could establish sufficient structures to gain a systematic inventory of its monuments, sites and historic ensembles, nor to extract a tentative list for UNESCO out of such an encompassing inventory. This article intends to clarify the definitions of World Heritage, the institutions and NGO’s involved, the mechanisms and philosophies behind. What is the urgent homework for Kosovo? Which national and international groups of experts Kosovo has to name and make responsible for the systemic inventory of its architectural heritage and for creating a tentative list? What is the role and importance of ICOMOS in that process? Which other stakeholders have to be Identified and educated towards that issue?</p><p>Based on such general considerations the author tries to design finally a preliminary tentative list for the architectural heritage of Kosovo. Hence, not the list itself is of importance but the discussion of the pro and contra arguments for single candidates.

Final Processing of Natural Stone Works

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
N.V. Novikov ◽  
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Y.D. Filatov ◽  
V.I. Sidorko ◽  
V.V. Peglovsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Stone
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