Intro -- Foreword: UNESCO's Response to the Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage -- Preface: The Position of the Afghan Government on the Potential Reconstruction of the Eastern Buddha Statue -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley -- Integrity -- Authenticity -- Protection and Management Requirements -- Part I: Introduction -- The Future of the Bamiyan Buddha Statues - Evolving Conservation Ethics and Principles concerning Intentionally Destructed Cultural Heritage -- 1 Introduction: Debate on Heritage Reconstruction -- 2 Protecting the Bamiyan World Heritage Site -- 3 Revitalization of the Bamiyan Buddha Statues -- 4 Varying a Concept of Heritage Authenticity -- 5 Intention of the Publication: Debate on the Reconstruction of the Bamiyan Buddha Statues -- References -- Part II: An Overall Review of the Emergency Interventions at the Bamiyan World Heritage Property Implemented from 2003 to 2017 -- Safeguarding the Buddha Statues in Bamiyan and the Sustainable Protection of Afghan Cultural Heritage -- 1 A Treasure of Histories -- 2 The Buddhas in Crisis -- 3 The Doha Conference -- 4 Cultural Heritage and Post-conflict Reconstruction -- 5 International Seminar in Kabul -- 6 Bamiyan Expert Working Group -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Safeguarding and Preservation Activities at the Giant Buddhas and Other Monuments in the Bamiyan Valley 2004-2017 -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Giant Buddhas of Bamiyan: The Recovery of Fragments and the Consolidation of the Niches -- 2.1 The Making of the Buddhas -- 2.2 The Salvage of the Fragments -- 2.3 Eastern Buddha: Stabilization of the Rear Wall and Securing the In Situ Mud Plaster -- 2.4 Eastern Buddha 2013 -- 2.5 July-October 2013: Western Buddha, Safeguarding the Upper Access to the Niche.

2.6 November 2014: Safeguarding and Restoration of Clay Renderings of Sanctuaries at the Western Buddha -- 2.7 Western Buddha Niche: Design and Construction of the Scaffold Structure -- 2.8 December 2016: Geotechnical Survey and Damage and Risk Assessment of the Rear Wall of the Western Buddha Niche -- 2.9 September 2017: Preparatory Operations at the Rear Wall of the Western Buddha Niche -- 3 Conclusion and Outlook -- Bibliography -- Cultural Identity and the Revival of Values After the Demolishment of Bamiyan's Buddhist Wall Paintings -- 1 Demolishment of the Bamiyan Site -- 2 Wall Paintings Before Destruction -- 3 Looting of Wall Paintings -- 4 Scientific Analyses for Conservation of Wall Paintings -- 5 Multilayered Structures in Animal Motifs at Cave N(a) -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- The Cultural Master Plan of Bamiyan: The Sustainability Dilemma of Protection and Progress -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Evolution of the Cultural Master Plan (CMP) also Named "Protective Zoning Plan" -- 3 The Zoning Concept of the Cultural Master Plan -- 4 The Conflicts: Cultural Master Plan, World Heritage Property, Buffer Zones, and the Urban Development -- 5 The Cultural Masterplan Between Conservation and Progress: The Dilemma of Sustainability -- 5.1 The Development Vision (Legal Manifestation of the Development Objectives for the Valley) -- 5.2 Hierarchy of the Planning Tools -- 5.3 The Human Needs -- 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part III: Deliberate Destruction of Heritage and Its Recovery -- World Heritage and Reconstruction: An Overview and Lessons Learnt for the Bamiyan Valley -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Destruction of the Buddhas of Bamiyan and the Inscription of the Bamiyan Valley on UNESCO's World Heritage List -- 2 Decision-Making on Reconstruction by the World Heritage Statutory Bodies.

3 Assessment of Conservation Decisions on "Reconstruction" -- 4 New Approaches to Reconstruction and Recovery -- 5 Lessons Learnt for the Bamiyan Valley Case? -- 6 Conclusions -- Literature -- Web-Pages -- Palmyra: From War and Destruction to Rehabilitation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Liberation of the City and Measures Taken by the DGAM -- 3 The Second Fall of Palmyra on 11 December 2016 -- 4 The Second Liberation of Palmyra on 2 March 2017 -- 5 Vision -- Role of the Traditional Masonry Corporation in the Process of Reconstruction of the Destroyed Mausolees in Timbuktu, Mali -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Brief Overview of Timbuktu's History and Traditional Masonry Corporations -- 3 The Origin of the Traditional Masonry or How to Become Mason -- 4 The Basic Elements of the Process of Employing Traditional Masons in the Reconstruction of Timbuktu's Mausoleums -- 5 Role of the Traditional Masons' Guilds in the Process of Reconstruction of the Destructed Mausolees in Timbuktu -- 6 The Ritual and Intangible Manifestations of Traditional Masonry -- 7 Stages of Intangible Practices in the Construction Process at Timbuktu -- 8 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Jewish Attitudes to the Reconstruction of Synagogues in post World War II Europe -- 1 Background -- 2 Jewish Texts -- 3 Some Jewish Values and Tradition -- 3.1 Continuity -- 3.2 Sanctity -- 3.3 Memory -- 4 Interpretations -- 5 Reconstructions -- 5.1 Marking the Events -- 5.2 The Continuity and Impermanence of Jewish Cultural Heritage -- 6 The Case Study of ShUM -- 6.1 Speyer: Archaeological Ruin -- 6.2 Worms: Reconstruction -- 6.3 Mainz: Renewal -- 7 Discussion: Parallels and Conclusions -- References -- Part IV: Heritage Reconstruction in Theory -- Destruction and Reconstruction of Cultural Heritage as Future-Making -- 1 Introduction: The Benefits of Cultural Heritage for Future Societies.

2 Beyond the Preservation Paradigm -- 2.1 The Value of Ruined Heritage (Berlin, Germany) -- 2.2 The Value of Reinvented Heritage (Gu�edelon, France) -- 3 Discussion: Where Next in the Bamiyan Valley? -- 4 Conclusions: Managing Cultural Heritage as Future-Making -- 5 Summary Recommendations -- References -- The Roles of the Locals - and the Possible Reconstruction of the Destroyed Buddha Statues in the Bamiyan Valley, Afghanisatan -- 1 The Challenge of Authenticity -- 2 Political and Socio-Economic Aspects of Reconstruction -- 3 Local Residents -- Bibliography -- Learning from Ground Zero: The Presence of Absence at Two Sites of Destruction -- 1 Contesting Stakeholders -- 2 Memory, Discourse and Dissonance at Ground Zero -- 3 Bamiyan: Why and for Whom to Reconstruct -- 4 Taking Bamiyan Out of the Past -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Part V: Future Treatment of the Bamiyan Buddha Statues -- Reflections on the Case of Bamiyan -- 1 World Heritage Inscription of Bamiyan -- 2 Cultural Landscape and Cultural Territory -- 3 Conservation and Management in Bamiyan -- 4 Discussion on the Buddha Niches -- 5 A Word to Conclude -- References -- Entangled Narrative Biographies of the Colossal Sculptures of Bāmiyān: Heroes of the Mythic History of the Conversion to Islam -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Guidelines and Goals for the Heritage Process -- 3 The Goal of the Preservation Process -- 4 Memorializing the Bamiyan Colossi -- 5 Documentary Evidence for the Appearance of the Colossal Sculptures -- 6 Methods and Materials: Transformation and Dissolution -- 7 The De-Consecration of the Colossal Buddha -- 8 Entangled Narratives: Islamic Sources -- 9 Entangled Narratives: Western Literary Sources -- 10 Entangled Narratives: Salsal and Shahmama -- 11 The Goals of Heritage Preservation -- 12 Heritage Preservation -- Bibliography.

Could the Giant Buddha Statues of Bamiyan Be Considered as a Case of "Exceptional Circumstances" for Reconstruction? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 "Exceptional Circumstances" According to the International Doctrinal Texts -- 3 Background on the Bamiyan Buddha Statues -- 4 Discussion on Authenticity and Reconstruction from International Doctrinal Texts -- 5 Comparative Discussion on Reconstruction in "Exceptional Circumstances", Memory and Future Building -- 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- International Principles, Proceedings, Reports and Official Documents -- Literature -- Articles -- Emptiness and Authenticity at Bamiyan -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Bamiyan Then, Bamiyan Now: Understanding Meaning and Value -- 3 Re-achieving Achievement at Bamiyan -- 4 Postscript -- References -- Part VI: Technical Intervention Proposals for the Reconstruction of Bamiyan Buddha Statue -- The Renaissance of Bamiyan (Afghanistan) and Some Proposals for the Revitalisation of the Bamiyan Valley -- 1 An Overall Approach to Conservation and Presentation of the Property -- 1.1 Foreword: Cutting the Root of Culture -- 1.2 An Overall Approach to the Valley and Niches -- 2 Into the Eastern Buddha Niche -- 2.1 An Appropriate Conservation Philosophy Based on the Outstanding Universal Value of the Property -- 2.2 Proposal no. 1 -- 2.3 Proposal no. 2 -- 2.4 Proposal no. 3 -- 2.4.1 A 3D Visualisation of the Revitalised Buddha Statue (Figs. 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20) -- 2.4.2 Technical Details Regarding Material, Construction, Statics, Stability Against Earthquake and Other Environmental Constraints -- 2.4.2.1 State-of-the-Art, Underground Characterisation, Bearing Capacity and Seismic Input -- 2.4.2.2 Collection of Historical Photos -- 2.4.2.3 Proposal of Method for the Creation of a 3D Computer Model of the Smaller of the Two Giant Buddha Statues.

2.4.2.4 Reconstruction of Surface Shell by Sculpturing the Famous Carrara Marble with Anthropomorphic Robotic Arms.

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