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The Athens Charter (French: Charte d'Athènes, Greek: Χάρτα των Αθηνών) was a 1933 document about urban planning published by the Swiss architect Le Corbusier. The work was based upon Le Corbusier’s Ville Radieuse (Radiant City) book of 1935 and urban studies undertaken by the Congrès International d'Architecture Moderne (CIAM ...
The Athens Charter for the Restoration of Historic Monuments was produced by the participants of the First International Congress of Architects and Technicians of Historic Monuments. This congress was organized by the International Museums Office, taking place in Athens in 1931. The seven points of the manifesto are:
Discussions at the fourth CIAM meeting on board the SS Patris bound for Athens were incorporated into Corbusier's book, The Radiant City (published in 1933). [7] This in turn influenced the Athens Charter. [8] Between 1931 and 1940 Corbusier undertook a series of town planning proposals for Algiers.
The Athens Charter of 1931 introduced the concept of international heritage. In 1964, the Second Congress of Architects and Specialists of Historic Buildings, meeting in Venice , adopted 13 resolutions.
1931, James J. Rorimer of the Metropolitan Museum published Ultra-violet Rays and Their Use in the Examination of Works of Art. 1931, Athens Charter is adopted; 1931, Conservation department established at the Walters Art Gallery [now “Museum”] under David Rosen, and chemist Arthur Kopp established a laboratory at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1931 Athens Charter: International Congress of Architects and Technicians of Historic Monuments: text: 1931 Carta Di Atene: Conferenza Internazionale di Atene: text Archived 2009-05-23 at the Wayback Machine (Italian) 1932 Carta Italiana del restauro: Consiglio Superiore Per Le Antichità e Belle Arti: text Archived 2009-05-23 at the Wayback ...
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The conservation values of the IHBC are founded on those of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) which derive from the Athens Charter of 1931 and, more specifically, the Venice Charter of 1964. The need to retain historic buildings and their fabric as evidence of our shared cultural heritage.