Constructing a 'monument of national history and culture' in Poland
The case of the Royal Castle in Warsaw
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5700360 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ewa Klekot (0000-0003-3472-5168, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 459-478 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Heritage Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1352-7258 • E-ISSN: 1470-3610 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13527258.2011.637944 |
| OpenAlex | W2086290424 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
The substantial destruction of Warsaw during World War II led to important reconstruction works, which from the beginning were involved in an interplay of various political agendas and various conservation ideologies. The architectonic shape of the reconstructed Royal Castle, as well as the design of its interiors, were shaped through power struggles that were informed by two main sets of values: one referred to the legitimising (or questioning) of the present political order by the reconstructed monument of the past; the other to the legitimising of the monument in question as a ‘monument of national history and culture' by creating its historic and artistic value. The present article takes the Royal Castle in Warsaw as an example of the way in which a heritage monument is involved in politics at two levels: a ‘macro-scale' and a ‘micro-scale'. The attitudes of subsequent governments and states that decided the fate of the castle, and the institutional and material solutions resulting from these attitudes, are its macro-scale political involvement. The micro-scale political involvement of a heritage monument results from expert discourse and practices; it could be grasped by an analysis of conservators' discourse and practices in the particular context of the castle's reconstruction
Archaeology · Cartography · Cultural heritage · Geography · Ideology · National monument · Political science · Politics · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law · Sustainable Urban and Rural Development · Urban Development and Cultural Heritage
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2020 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |