Heritage Stones and Geoheritage

Pereira, Dolores; Cárdenes, V.

doi:10.1007/s12371-019-00350-9

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“…The local heritage is supplemented by the Museum of Marble Crafts, which-together with the quarry-constitute the village's extensions. Although literature stresses that geoheritage and stone heritage are directly linked to architectural heritage [45,46] complicating our challenge for the traditional settlement of Pyrgos, the museum has managed to identify these links helping us to overcome this obstacle by using clear information provided by the museum.…”

Section: Connecting the Museum And The Settlement 41 Concept Mapping Of Pyrgos And The Museum Of Marble Crafts (Tinos Island)mentioning

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Is Architecture Connected with Intangible Cultural Heritage? Reflections from Architectural Digital Documentation and Interactive Application Design in Three Aegean Islands

Chatzigrigoriou

Nikolakopoulou

Vakkas³

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Heritage

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The research project “Mouseion Topos” (in English: “Museums Place”), focusing on traditional local settlements situated at three Aegean islands, aims to contribute to the promotion of their physiognomy and intangible cultural heritage by connecting regional museums with each settlement. The present article, part of the project’s initial phase, via the application of the HERMeS methodology (version 1 and 2) and the development of the associate digital documentation tools, identifies and records the architectural and urban elements influenced by each settlement’s intangible cultural heritage as listed by UNESCO and presented by their corresponding museums. The research findings revealed connections between the museums’ content and the documented tangible heritage based on the formulated conceptual and heatmaps, which can be used at the early design stages of the current project’s interactive applications, especially in mobile tours. Finally, the research findings verify that despite the limitations and issues for further research, the introduced HERMeS methodology and digital tools are reliable and contribute to the respective field’s theory. The paper also provides beneficial deliberation on digital architectural heritage documentation methods and interactive technologies, highlighting points and areas of interest that the tourist industry, technology designers, museum curators, and architects can employ.

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Section: Connecting the Museum And The Settlement 41 Concept Mapping Of Pyrgos And The Museum Of Marble Crafts (Tinos Island)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Is Architecture Connected with Intangible Cultural Heritage? Reflections from Architectural Digital Documentation and Interactive Application Design in Three Aegean Islands

Chatzigrigoriou

Nikolakopoulou

Vakkas³

et al. 2021

Heritage

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“…Their composition from rapakivi granite-a natural rock with specific, well-visible structure and representative of intrusive body-should also be The study object is also part of the city's stone heritage. This category of heritage is well-recognized in the world [40][41][42]. Rapakivi granites, from which the balls are sculptured, are rocks with outstanding aesthetic properties, and, thus, these were often used for historical buildings and monuments in Saint Petersburg to form a significant portion of its stone heritage [43][44][45][46].…”

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Geoheritage Meaning of Artificial Objects: Reporting Two New Examples from Russia

2021

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Geoheritage is not necessarily linked genetically to “purely” geological processes. Investigations in two urban areas of Russia allowed us to find essentially artificial objects demonstrating certain geological uniqueness. The huge balls sculptured from rapakivi granite and installed in Saint Petersburg represent cultural, historical, and stone heritage. These are also artificial megaclasts with perfect sphericity. The coal waste heaps situated in Shakhty and its vicinity represent industrial, historical, and urban heritage. These are also artificial landforms creating a kind of pseudo-mountainous landscape. These examples permit us to question the importance of the co-occurrence of heritage categories for geosite assessment.

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“…For that purpose, the IUGS recognized a geological standard: the Global Heritage Stone Resource. The researchers involved in the subcommission gradually started to publish studies in prestigious international journals that discussed the characteristics of stones that previously remained hidden in local publications (e.g., [7,8] and references therein). Such was the case of the Kolmården serpentine marble, which is a very interesting stone that was studied by geologists from the Swedish Geological Survey [9], who only published the results in Swedish.…”

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The Value of Natural Stones to Gain in the Cultural and Geological Diversity of Our Global Heritage

Pereira

2023

Heritage

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The use of stone to build shelters was an important step in terms of ensuring buildings’ durability and security in pre-historic times. It was also an acknowledgment of power and grandeur when societies demonstrated their respect for their leaders and gods by building stone monuments. For this reason, cathedrals, churches, and other magnificent religious monuments were built around the globe; however, the importance of the stone used in their construction itself is not sufficiently appreciated as the key factor ensuring the endurance of these historic buildings. While Western countries have long used iconic buildings to promote their heritage and advance in other socio-economic aspects, including tourism, other regions are yet to take full advantage of this outlook, even though their monumental structures may be equally impressive. Those important monuments are built of stone, which were referred to as Heritage Stones by some research groups, and their recognition would showcase the cultural and geological diversity of the world. However, there are many stones of heritage importance from geographic areas that are under-represented in the scientific literature and the work of research groups. This paper presents a review of the degree of geographical diversity in the recognition of stones and their heritage value.

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Heritage Stones and Geoheritage

Cited by 19 publications

References 14 publications

Is Architecture Connected with Intangible Cultural Heritage? Reflections from Architectural Digital Documentation and Interactive Application Design in Three Aegean Islands

Is Architecture Connected with Intangible Cultural Heritage? Reflections from Architectural Digital Documentation and Interactive Application Design in Three Aegean Islands

Geoheritage Meaning of Artificial Objects: Reporting Two New Examples from Russia

The Value of Natural Stones to Gain in the Cultural and Geological Diversity of Our Global Heritage

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