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Between hope and frustration. Reconstructions and new realisations in historical parts of Prague at the turn of the 19th and 20th century in the context of contemporary considerations on monument conservation
Uhlík, Jan
Thedissertationdealswiththeissueofreconstructionsandnewrealizationsinhistoricalparts of Prague (Old and New Towns of Prague, Lesser Town, Hradčany, Josefov and Vyšehrad) at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century against the background of period discussions about the content and new direction of monument care, as reflected in selected projects (whether implemented or unrealized) representing the construction activities of the time in the metropolis. The work not only raises questions about the immediate conceptual and stylisticsolutionsused byindividualarchitects, butalsoconsidersthemore generalissues of the development of monument care in the Czech lands in the period under review. Its focus is on the analysis of the influence of current ideas and opinions in the field of theory of monument care on construction practice represented by individual cases and the identification of the retroactive impact of practical experience on the form of field theory. Individual case studies (discussed projects) are selected to cover both major Prague urban projects at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as (un) implemented transformations of selected buildings and architectural ensembles in this period. The work is primarily focused on the period between 1890 and 1918, i.e....

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