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Small towns in Bohemia as laboratories of heritage preservation in 19th and 20th century
Veverka, Lukáš ; Biegel, Richard (advisor) ; Švácha, Rostislav (referee)
The thesis focuses on monumental activities in small towns in Bohemia with a focus on architecture and urbanism. This period of time (turn of the 19th and 20th century) is crucial for the development of current and post-war era protection (declaration of urban monument preservation forms 1958 onward). Formulation of the main theoretical principles and practical approaches went along with fights for particular buildings and essence of the cities themselves. The smaller scale created ideal "laboratory environments", which had generated heritage precedents for further decision-making at the national level and formed the opinions of the leaders of heritage preservation. To understand these basics, it is important to reflect on the period discussions and conflicts, which were later covered by a more straightforward and simplified history interpretations. This thesis attempts to verify whether to revise or replace those discussions and precedents. At the same time it tries to look for "sequel stories" leading to the desired area protection of the cities in 1950s. This is not an attempt to cover the topic of the problematic in its globality and complexity - in a catalogue way. It will be necessary to wisely select case studies of specific cities affecting the main heritage problems of the time and to...

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