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-Seminar
about Hashem mosque conservation peoject.
-International Conferance: Architectural Heritage- the
reality and challenges for preservation, IUG, April 2008
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Jothoor Exhibition
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Clean-up project of abandoned historic buildings
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Center For
Architecture Heritage is dealing with preserving the
architectural cultural heritage, through restoration projects
and public awareness programs. In addition, the Center aims to
raise the awareness of the architectural cultural heritage and
its cultural and historical importance for the Palestinian
people.
The center has a team with professional related
experience in addition to the academic staff from the
Architecture Engineering Department at the Islamic University of
Gaza.
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To Celebrate the World
Heritage Day
on 18, April 2009
Center for Architectural Heritage
Organizes a one day seminar entitled:
Impacts of wars and disasters on the
historical buildings and sites
Introduction:
Gaza City is one of the oldest cities in history, the city that were
rooted in the three thousand years BC, which has undergone a number of
civilizations, it is Alkanaani to the Byzantine era to the Christian,
and then to the Islamic conquest, through the Crusades and the
subsequent era of the Mamluk and Ottoman rule all periods affected its
culture and heritage.
The old city centre considered the real Gaza history because it contains
all the cultural and architectural heritage. Where many old buildings of
high cultural and architectural value are still existing, particularly
those belonging to the Mamluk and Ottoman period. these buildings are
Varied for residential homes and Public buildings such as mosques,
churches, schools, cemeteries, markets and public baths.
Many historical buildings in Gaza City have suffered from some damages,
as a result of previous wars, especially because of the latest war waged
on Gaza by the Israeli occupation forces.
This war has adversely impacted many of the historic buildings and
sites, which may lead to its disintegration, especially with the
concentration of most of these buildings in the old city, and its
critical situation because of previous multi-wars and disasters.
Recently, some of these buildings encountered direct blow and large
parts of the building have been demolished, in addition to other
buildings affected indirectly as a result of targeting nearby locations.
some damages which historical buildings have suffered are listed below:
• Destruction of large parts of the building, and some constructional
effects on the rest of the building, especially in buildings which have
been targeted directly.
• Collapse of parts of buildings, as a result of the strong vibrations,
that were created after targeting nearby locations. This has also
significantly affected the constructional situation of the buildings.
• Appearance of some cracks in the buildings, and widening of the
existing ones, constitutes a serious threat on the building's survival.
• The shaking of stones and the fall of some of them out of the walls of
several buildings.
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