Proposes a project to conserve the 12th century temple complex of Preah Khan in Angkor, Cambodia, one of the most significant remains of the ancient Khmer civilization. Prepared by a World Monuments Fund consultant subsequent to two field missions to Angkor organized in 1989 and 1991, this proposal...Read more
Proposes an inventory system for the structures of the temple complex of Preah Khan in Angkor, Cambodia, as well as the digitizing of previous field reports and inventories. This report was prepared by a World Monuments Fund consultant subsequent to two field missions to Angkor that took place in...Read more
A remarkable number of organizations, both public and private, from almost all the major countties ofthe Western world have been wotking for the past 20 yeats to restore the buildings of Venice and its art treasures. This international effort, unique in its scope and ambition, has come about as a...Read more
This volume was published to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of World Monuments Fund (WMF), the first private, non-profit organization that sponsoring worldwide preservation activities. It consists of a series of project profiles from the defining WMF projects completed or in progress as...Read more
The International heritage community conducted a vigorous campaign to oppose selection of Venice or the Veneto region as the site for Expo 2000, a four-month celebration planned for the turn of the millennium. The UNESCO office in Venice produced a booklet, for distribution throughout Italy and...Read more
Held in June-July 1990, the 285th session of the Salzburg Seminar was the first to consider the issue of historic preservation. In the wake of the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc, issues relevant to the cultural property of former Eastern Bloc countries were examined. The session was viewed as a...Read more
Written in narrative form, this report summarizes the technical findings on the condition of the bronze Triumphal Quadriga located on the Basilica of Saint Mark in Venice, Italy. The report describes the metallurgical techniques likely used to cast the statuary, and identifies issues in that...Read more
The industrialization of Romania led to the tripling of its urban population in the three decades prior to 1980, as people moved from the rural villages to fill jobs in the cities. To meet the increased demand for housing, Romania’s communist party launched a program of “...Read more
The Venice Committee of the World Monuments Fund maintains an office and Visitors Center in the Church of the Pieta in Venice. It has supported more than 20 major building restorations and conservation projects sillce the disastrous floods of 1966. The Committee also sponsors a wide range of...Read more
Designed by Giorgio Massari in 1735, the Church of Santa Maria della Visitazione or the Pietà was built to support the work of the Ospedale della Pietà, a foundling shelter in Venice. Here, foundling girls expertly trained in music would perform for the public, raising...Read more