The Iranian approach to architectural restoration: a style derived from nationalism

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Journal of the Institute of Conservation Pub Date : 2023-01-02 DOI:10.1080/19455224.2022.2157852

Mehdi Hooshyari

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Abstract

Abstract Modern conservation was formed under the influence of two approaches, ‘stylistic restoration’ and ‘conservation’ as pioneered by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and John Ruskin, respectively. In Iran, due to the prevalence of both modernity and nationalism at the beginning of the twentieth century, a period of extensive restoration of historic buildings was begun. The aim of this study is to identify the implicit principles of that restoration, and it is argued that it had its own characteristics due to the unfamiliarity in Iran with European approaches to conservation. Case studies were used to provide data for analysis to identify the principles and themes guiding the restoration. These included effecting the ‘perfection or completeness of the architectural work’, ‘decoration and beautification’, ‘harmony’, and restoration that exemplified ‘traditional art’ and ‘traditional proficiency’, all of which indicate a similarity with the characteristics of ‘stylistic restoration’, the purpose of which, according to Viollet-le-Duc, was to reinstate a building in a complete and ideal condition. This approach is interpreted as being in accordance with the prevalence of nationalism both in Europe and Iran, but where modern principles such as readability and minimal intervention were disregarded in the Iranian approach to such restorations.

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伊朗建筑修复方法：源自民族主义的风格

摘要现代保护是在两种方法的影响下形成的，“风格修复”和“保护”，分别由Eugène Violet le Duc和John Ruskin开创。在伊朗，由于20世纪初现代性和民族主义的盛行，开始了一段大规模修复历史建筑的时期。这项研究的目的是确定修复的隐含原则，有人认为，由于伊朗不熟悉欧洲的保护方法，修复有其自身的特点。案例研究用于提供数据进行分析，以确定指导修复的原则和主题。其中包括实现“建筑作品的完美或完整性”、“装饰和美化”、“和谐”以及体现“传统艺术”和“传统熟练度”的修复，所有这些都表明与“风格修复”的特征相似，根据维奥莱特·勒杜克的说法，就是要把一座建筑恢复到一个完整而理想的状态。这种方法被解释为符合欧洲和伊朗普遍存在的民族主义，但在伊朗的修复方法中，可读性和最小干预等现代原则被忽视了。

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