Lecture on preservation of traditional building skills in Starigrad

Lecture on preservation of traditional building skills in Starigrad

“Stone by stone - dry stone” title of the presentation will take place in Stari Grad Paklenica-13.listopada starting at 18.00h hotel Alan. The lecturer dr.sc.Aleksandra Faber, an archaeologist and ing.arhitekture, initiator initiatives for the conservation and protection of the law drywall construction and head of the national program “Stone, drywall construction and landscape of the Adriatic”.

Building stone walls is a tradition older than the millennium and recognizable element of the landscape along the Adriatic coast and islands. In addition to drywall, drywall characteristic elements of indigenous folk Adriatic Construction include traditional houses, mills, ruins, bridges, folds for treasure, and others, contain a special value Miriam-late memorial on Mt.

In order that this valuable part of Croatian cultural heritage, preserving and protecting the above-mentioned initiatives have joined the association “Suhozid” from Kolan, island Pag, Novalja, Kolan, Mali Losinj and support coming from other cities and municipalities.

Organizers of the lecture in Starigrad dr.Faber which will hold a workshop with students O.Š.Starigrad the PI National Park and Tourist Board Starigrad, who are in Municipality Starigrad already implemented a number of cultural and tourist projects, such as the renovation of tanks and wells , Planning ethno-house McNally, rehabilitation and valorization mirila, the inventory of cultural and historic buildings, restoration works and Paklarić Paklenica mill, etc.

Besides the importance of preserving their cultural identity, this project will have a positive impact on improving conditions for the development of tourism where the cultural offer occupies an important place in selecting routes.

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