According to IMNA News Agency, Christoph Schwarzkopf attended the 19th strategic meeting of architecture & urbanization yesterday, May 16th. The meeting was held in the Central Library of Isfahan.
As the guest of the meeting, Schwarzkopf lectured about Hamburg's experiences and achievements on the field of restoring the old architecture of Isfahan. The meeting was attended by a group of university professors, students, and authorities of the municipality's organs.
Referring to the first law of preserving monuments in Hamburg which was ratified 10 years ago, Schwarzkopf declared that the importance of historic preservation in the city of Hamburg raised after World War II, and authorities made decisions to enact such a law.
He further pointed to the difficulty of executing such laws because of the urge to destruct numerous buildings, and announced: "Great number of monuments in Hamburg have been preserved and 18000 buildings are now on the list of the sites to be preserved."
Schwarzkopf affirmed that a number of mosques, churches, as well as residential & commercial buildings are being preserved today.
"An underwater tunnel in Hamburg is also under preservation at an expense of 150 million Euro. The mentioned price even exceeds the price of its construction", he added.
Further at his speech, Schwarzkopf pointed out that the ratified law must be obeyed throughout the whole Hamburg, and those who care about it will be exempted from the taxes.
He assured the attendees that the only difference in the city of Hamburg after the restoration is that the streets have become widened. "Neither the type nor the style of the renovated architecture have changed", Schwarzkopf continued.
Germany has 16 states, and the city of Hamburg has 7 districts. It has about the same population as Isfahan. Despite being industrialized, it is well preserved in terms of the historical structures.
Translated by Marjan Doras
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