Application of metareconstruction method as a means of marking traces of lost historical buildings

Abstract

Abstract The article analyzes the well-known methods of conservation of architectural heritage. The international and Russian regulatory documents on the conservation of buildings are considered. The authors determine the approaches to development of ways to recreate lost historical monuments or their parts. A new method for preserving historical architectural objects is proposed. The method is based on the principle of repeated reproduction of the image of the building by marking the general contours of the lost shape with the restoration of the metaphysical properties of the object. The term “metareconstruction” is proposed to denote a new method for preserving historical objects within the existing urban environment. The method can be implemented for saving environmental objects. The main characteristic features of the method and its difference from other known methods are listed.