Forging Architectural Tradition : National Narratives, Monument Preservation and Architectural Work in the Nineteenth Century

During the nineteenth century, a change developed in the way architectural objects from the distant past were viewed by contemporaries. Such edifices, be they churches, castles, chapels or various other buildings, were not only admired for their aesthetic values, but also for the role they played in ancient times, and their role as reminders of important events from the national past. Architectural heritage often was (and still is) an important element of nation building. Authors address the process of building national myths around certain architectural objects. National narratives are questioned, as is the position architectural heritage played in the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. Contents List of Figures and Tables Introduction. Forging Architectural Tradition Part I. Architectural Conservation and National Narratives Chapter 1. The Cathedral of Citizenship: Race and National Identity in Eugène Viollet-le-Duc’s Work and Discourse Chapter 2. Identity Written in Stone? Gothicizing Renovation of Estonian Churches at a Second Glance (1820–1940) Chapter 3. Architecture as a Weapon: The Gothic and the National Ideal in Nineteenth-Century Polish Discourse Chapter 4. Before and after Emile-André Lecomte du Nouÿ, or the Birth of National Style in Romanian Architecture Chapter 5. On the Articulation and Popularization of Christian Built Heritage: Representing National Continuity in Nineteenth-Century Athens Part II. Styles for the Nation and State Chapter 6. Creating a Monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I in Berlin: Historicist Architecture and Tensions between National and Dynastic Identities Chapter 7. History, National Identity and Architecture in the Last Royal Palaces in Europe (1861–1930): Turin, Budapest, Bucharest Chapter 8. Renaissance Architecture and the Search for the Hungarian National Style in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries Chapter 9. Vernacular versus Historical: National Style(s) in the Architecture of Austro-Hungarian Croatia Part III. The Appropriation of Heritage(s) Chapter 10. Architectural Heritage in the National Discourse of Nineteenth-Century Russia: Kazan Antiquities Chapter 11. Hungarian Nation-Building and the Use of Medieval Archaeology: Interpreting the Székesfehérvár Excavations in the Nineteenth Century Chapter 12. The Architectural Heritage of Silesia in the Purview of Prussian History (1740–1918) Chapter 13. Madonna del Pascolo: Ruthenian Heritage in Baroque Rome and the Development of the National Church of the Ukrainians (1640s–1960s) Afterword. For the Glory of Nation: Architectural Heritage in Nineteenth-Century Europe Index "During the nineteenth century, a change developed in the way architectural objects from the distant past were viewed by contemporaries. Such edifices, be they churches, castles, chapels or various other buildings, were not only admired for their aesthetic values, but also for the role they played in ancient times, and their role as reminders of important events from the national past. Architectural heritage often was (and still is) an important element of nation building. Authors address the process of building national myths around certain architectural objects. National narratives are questioned, as is the position architectural heritage played in the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries"-- Provided by publisher