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When carrying out any conservation work it is vital to its success that it be well informed. Of the many potential sources of information which can be utilised during conservation work on historic buildings, archival sources are one of the most underused and undervalued. Such sources can reveal invaluable information about a buildings structure and construction. The use of such sources is a noninvasive...
The Malbork Castle is an example of the subjugation of a historical monument and its conservation to ideological goals. After the first partition of Poland in 1772 Malbork found itself within the borders of the Prussian monarchy. The castle, up to then never intentionally destroyed, was pulled down and re-designed. The devastation was halted in 1803 thanks to the propaganda campaign launched by young...
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