A Monument of Dual Parentage: The Preservation of the Historic City Centre of Galle, Sri Lanka

De Vos, Ashley (1987) A Monument of Dual Parentage: The Preservation of the Historic City Centre of Galle, Sri Lanka. In: Old cultures in new worlds. 8th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium. Programme report - Compte rendu. US/ICOMOS, Washington, p. 23-30. [Chapitre de livres]

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The Historic City Centre of Galle, Ca~lete with fourteen bastions is unique and is still the best preserved, fortified city of the colonial period in South and South-East Asia. It will be preserved as a living monument, permitting the residents to live a contemporary life style while preserving the atmosphere, the scale and the Street-Scapes of the original monument.

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Langues: English
Mots-clés libres: historic town centre; fortifications; conservation; management; World Heritage List
Sujets: E. CONSERVATION ET RESTAURATION > 05. Sites
E. CONSERVATION ET RESTAURATION > 07. Gestion
H. TYPES DE PATRIMOINE > 13. Centre-villes historiques
M. CONVENTION DU PATRIMOINE MONDIAL > 03. Liste du Patrimoine Mondial
Nom du monument, ville, site, musée: Old Town of Galle and its Fortifications, Sri Lanka
Numéro WHC: 451
Collections spéciales: Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
Volume de la collection spéciale: 1987, 8th
Déposé par: Jose Garcia
Date de dépôt: 25 janvier 2011 08:56
Dernière modification: 25 janvier 2011 08:58
URI: https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/676

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