The power of past greatness : urban renewal of historic centres in European dictatorships / Harald Bodenschatz [and five others] ; Harald Bodenschatz, Max Welch Guerra (eds.) ; translation, Irene Wilson.

Author/creator Bodenschatz, Harald author, editor.
Other author Welch Guerra, Max, 1956- author, editor.
Other author Wilson, Irene (Translator), translator.
Format Book
PublicationBerlin : DOM Publishers, [2021]
Copyright Date 2021
Description191 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 31 cm.
Subjects

Portion of title Urban renewal of historic centres in European dictatorships
SeriesSchriften des Architekturmuseums der Technischen Universit at Berlin = Papers of the Architecture Museum at the Technical University of Berlin
Schriften des Bauhaus-Instituts f ur Geschichte und Theorie der Architektur und Planung der Bauhaus-Universit at Weimar = Papers of the Bauhaus Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture and Planning at the Bauhaus-Universi tt Weimar
Schriften des Architekturmuseums der Technischen Universit at Berlin. UNAUTHORIZED
Summary The redevelopment of historical centres became an important policy field in the era of European dictatorships following the First World War. At that time historical centres were regarded as shabby and as tarnishing the desired image of a magnificent new city, of a showcase of the dictatorship. This led to the widespread demolition of older buildings. Historical streets and squares disappeared and were replaced by new apartments and workplaces for the loyal middle classes, by car-friendly roads and ostentatious new buildings. Nevertheless, the redevelopment of historical centres did not exclusively mean the eradication of the ?old town?. The aim of the dictatorship in many cases was also the preservation, and often the cultic display, of historical testimonials to past greatness.0The book presents examples of the redevelopment of historical centres in Mussolini?s Italy (Rome, Brescia, Bologna, Naples), in Stalin?s Soviet Union (Moscow), in Hitler?s Germany (Berlin), in Salazar?s Portugal (Lisbon, Evora, Obidos) and in Franco?s Spain (Madrid, Toledo, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Santillana del Mar). These are followed by a brief summary of the history of the redevelopment of historical centres in Europe. This volume represents the very first attempt to identify the commonalities and differences in the redevelopment of historical centres in dictatorships in Europe in the first half of the 20th century.
General noteTranslated from the German.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
ISBN9783869222059
ISBN3869222050 (English) hardcover

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