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Kaunas Fortress Historical and Architectural Heritage and Its Animation Possibilities ; Kauno tvirtovės istorinis bei architektūrinis paveldas ir jo animavimo galimybės
Cultural heritage objects’ protection has always been closely related to country‘s social, economic and political changes. These changes influence heritage protection techniques and methodology, also stipulate heritage objects’ selection and protection priorities. Brutal and dissonant defence heritage of XIX-XX centuries was already perceived and absorbed in many European countries started being recognized in Lithuania. Basis of analysis is defence objects, administrative buildings, chapels, infrastructure and other Kaunas Fortress elements, built in 1882–1915, which have influenced changes in Kaunas city and its surroundings as well as the further city development. Kaunas fortress is presented as complex of various purposes objects, which were closely related to each other and could not function separately. Thesis analyses two fortification heritage changes process lines, occurred since construction to the present: the first – Kaunas Fortress complex and its separate components visual relation to environment; the second – Fortress complex objects and users relationship and utilization changes. Thesis is focusing more on military complex appearance, its ideological context, also on the development of social, economic and political factors during construction and defence time. This directly influences the creation of high-quality story and cultural heritage animation. Dissertation emphasizes Kaunas Fortress complex evaluation and acknowledgment as the object of heritage process, its positive and negative influence for city‘s development, also the appearance of signs of dissonant and heritage of atrocity is discussed. Historical and architectural features of separate fortress complex objects and their environment are briefly described. Fortification heritage preservation and application possibilities in Kaunas are compared with examples in other countries.
Kaunas Fortress Historical and Architectural Heritage and Its Animation Possibilities ; Kauno tvirtovės istorinis bei architektūrinis paveldas ir jo animavimo galimybės
Cultural heritage objects’ protection has always been closely related to country‘s social, economic and political changes. These changes influence heritage protection techniques and methodology, also stipulate heritage objects’ selection and protection priorities. Brutal and dissonant defence heritage of XIX-XX centuries was already perceived and absorbed in many European countries started being recognized in Lithuania. Basis of analysis is defence objects, administrative buildings, chapels, infrastructure and other Kaunas Fortress elements, built in 1882–1915, which have influenced changes in Kaunas city and its surroundings as well as the further city development. Kaunas fortress is presented as complex of various purposes objects, which were closely related to each other and could not function separately. Thesis analyses two fortification heritage changes process lines, occurred since construction to the present: the first – Kaunas Fortress complex and its separate components visual relation to environment; the second – Fortress complex objects and users relationship and utilization changes. Thesis is focusing more on military complex appearance, its ideological context, also on the development of social, economic and political factors during construction and defence time. This directly influences the creation of high-quality story and cultural heritage animation. Dissertation emphasizes Kaunas Fortress complex evaluation and acknowledgment as the object of heritage process, its positive and negative influence for city‘s development, also the appearance of signs of dissonant and heritage of atrocity is discussed. Historical and architectural features of separate fortress complex objects and their environment are briefly described. Fortification heritage preservation and application possibilities in Kaunas are compared with examples in other countries.
Kaunas Fortress Historical and Architectural Heritage and Its Animation Possibilities ; Kauno tvirtovės istorinis bei architektūrinis paveldas ir jo animavimo galimybės
Veliutė, Ingrida (author) / Lukšionytė, Nijolė
2012-11-16
Theses
Electronic Resource
Lithuanian , English
DDC:
720