Digital reconstruction as an alternative to perfunctory restoration; a case study of Sompur Mahavihara at Paharpur in Bangladesh
The 8th century monastery of Sompur Mahavihara at Paharpur, Bangladesh, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage (WH) Site since 1985, are the earliest evidence of monumental architecture in Bengal. After the inscription on the WH List, a major conservation program for the site was undertak...
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| description | The 8th century monastery of Sompur Mahavihara at Paharpur, Bangladesh, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage (WH) Site since 1985, are the earliest evidence of monumental architecture in Bengal. After the inscription on the WH List, a major conservation program for the site was undertaken. The present state of the monastery has raises some serious questions about the appropriateness of the conservation work being done and concerns the professionals and scholars who are interested in the monument. This paper would examine critically the recently undertaken conservation /reconstruction attempt and tries to identify it might destroy the heritage value of the monuments. At the same time this would solicit some other ways of conserving the heritage and its demand to the common people. |
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| spelling | iium-14892011-11-08T04:25:14Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1489/ Digital reconstruction as an alternative to perfunctory restoration; a case study of Sompur Mahavihara at Paharpur in Bangladesh Rashid, Md. Mizanur CC Archaeology NA190 History The 8th century monastery of Sompur Mahavihara at Paharpur, Bangladesh, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage (WH) Site since 1985, are the earliest evidence of monumental architecture in Bengal. After the inscription on the WH List, a major conservation program for the site was undertaken. The present state of the monastery has raises some serious questions about the appropriateness of the conservation work being done and concerns the professionals and scholars who are interested in the monument. This paper would examine critically the recently undertaken conservation /reconstruction attempt and tries to identify it might destroy the heritage value of the monuments. At the same time this would solicit some other ways of conserving the heritage and its demand to the common people. 2011-07 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1489/2/Rashid2011malaccafull.pdf Rashid, Md. Mizanur (2011) Digital reconstruction as an alternative to perfunctory restoration; a case study of Sompur Mahavihara at Paharpur in Bangladesh. In: Malacca International Heritage Conference 2011, July 2011, Malacca. (Unpublished) http://www.worldheritage.com.my/2011/04/malacca-world-heritage-conference/ |
| spellingShingle | CC Archaeology NA190 History Rashid, Md. Mizanur Digital reconstruction as an alternative to perfunctory restoration; a case study of Sompur Mahavihara at Paharpur in Bangladesh |
| title | Digital reconstruction as an alternative to perfunctory restoration; a case study of Sompur Mahavihara at Paharpur in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Digital reconstruction as an alternative to perfunctory restoration; a case study of Sompur Mahavihara at Paharpur in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Digital reconstruction as an alternative to perfunctory restoration; a case study of Sompur Mahavihara at Paharpur in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digital reconstruction as an alternative to perfunctory restoration; a case study of Sompur Mahavihara at Paharpur in Bangladesh |
| title_short | Digital reconstruction as an alternative to perfunctory restoration; a case study of Sompur Mahavihara at Paharpur in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | digital reconstruction as an alternative to perfunctory restoration; a case study of sompur mahavihara at paharpur in bangladesh |
| topic | CC Archaeology NA190 History |
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