The Haritage Value and Assement of Italian Occopation period buildings the case of Gonder
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2018-06
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The town of Gondar is one of the oldest historical cities in Ethiopia with a rich cultural heritage resources. The historic town of Gondar features a wealth of historical buildings including a castle registered as a UNESCO world heritage property. There are numerous medieval Ethiopian historical buildings in Gondar. Nowadays, the Italian Occupation Period buildings are also included as an attraction for visitors. These buildings were built by Italians who stayed in Gondar (Ethiopia) from 1936-1941 during their five years occupation period. Sadly enough, the Italian period buildings are not well researched with respect to the heritage value, assessment and conservation aspects despite the brief documentation by Tomohiro Shitara and Architecture and construction of Italian and their role for the development of modern architecture of the city by David Rifkind.
This paper aims to assess the contribution of Italian Occupation Period buildings to Gondar with regard to urban heritage and tourism value. Therefore the paper attempts to clarify the historical background, current condition, and future contribution as well as issues related to better protection and conservation of these buildings. To rescue some of those Italian Occupation Period structures to keep, preserve and protect from further distortion to properly use them for sustainable cultural and architectural development.
Data for this research were collected from various sources of information. So as to make the research result valuable, both primary and secondary sources of data were used. This research used Data Acquisition Methods, Field survey, Literature survey, and Oral histories.
To this end, the research is prepared to it provide better understanding about Italian Occupation Period buildings. The findings of this paper lay a foundation base for further investigation of Italian buildings that are scattered in the width and breadth of the country in cities like Adigrat, Aksum, Adwa, Makelle, Dessie, Jimma, Harar, and Diredawa.
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This Thesis Is Prepared for the Partial Fulfilment Of All Requirement Of Master of Science In Conservation Of Urban And Architectural Heritage
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heritage value, assessment, conservation, Occupation, urban heritage, tourism value