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Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Site, Nepal
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This manual offers guidelines for the repair of traditional old buildings to homeowners. This document is subject to revision from time to time, including when new technical solutions are developed. Suggestions from homeowners are most welcome. Because this is the first document of its kind, there may be mistakes or better solutions. The information provided in this document might not work in all conditions. Some issues will have to be solved case by case in situ. The Homeowner’s Manual is a practical guide to repairing, restoring, renovating and consolidating historic houses for contractors, technicians, and especially for homeowners. The manual is a comprehensive compilation of modern scientific conservation methods and traditional building techniques which should be used in conservation projects.
Publisher:
UNESCO ,   (2006 )
Type / Script:
Publication in English
Keywords:
HISTORIC BUILDINGS, HISTORIC HOUSES, CULTURE, HISTORICAL MARKERS, CULTURAL PROPERTY, CULTURAL PROPERTY PRESERVATION, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHQUAKES, RECONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTS, ARCHITECTURE, CULTURAL HERITAGE, CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Thematic Group:
 UNESCO : Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Thesaurus:
15.00.00  -  Cultural Development
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