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Summarise and Evaluate the Key Developments of Historical Building Conservation in Western Europe: Past, Present and Future

Sisi Shang

Abstract


This paper will focus on the conservation methods of historical building in Western Europe. In the historical background, I will go
on to demonstrate mainly conservation theories and critical person in this field and then I will discuss three types of dominating conservation
policies by Western Europe governments in recent decades. According to the above policies, consequently, I will attempt to speculate the
prospect of historical building protective trends in the near future.

Keywords


Conservation; Restoration; Historical Buildings

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18686/utc.v9i4.211

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