Monument protection (Dossier)

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The lecture approaches the topics of power, abuse of power and resistance in ten steps. I. Can the powerless use legal means to remedy an abuse of power? Answer: In principle, yes - it has never been easier than it is today - but they do it far too rarely. I came across this problem through a case in my own scene, in which...
This article reproduces a lecture in which I address a chapter of the Roman tradition of St Peter's and present historical statements on the social value of monuments as a basis for monument protection. Here we look at the planning for the renovation of the old St Peter's Church to see what ideas influenced it. To this end, we give the fixation on Western Europe...

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