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Zamość’s Road to the UNESCO List in the Light of Period Materials
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On 14 December 1992, the Old Town of Zamość was put on the UNESCO World Heritage List. ICOMOS began its justification of this decision by stating that Zamość is the only example of a Renaissance city in central Europe that has not experienced any changes since its foundation. The author decided to trace how it came about that the city was put on the UNESCO list, looking back to the 1930s, when an inventory of the monuments of the Old Town was made and research on its fortifications was started by Jan Zachwatowicz of the Warsaw University of Technology. Zachwatowicz and Władysław Wieczorkiewicz drew up the first development plan for Zamość. The article quotes the minutes of a 1939 meeting of the Town Council, at which, among other things, the project of renewing the Zamość market square was discussed. In 1961, an inventory and appraisal of the monuments in the Old Town were made, according to which one-fifth of them were damaged in 70% and half of them were damaged in 50-60%. The author reports on actions taken in the early 1970s to substantially renovate the Old Town before its 400th anniversary (1980). In 1974, the Council of Ministers granted Zamość 1.35 billion zlotys for renovation, conservation and restoration work. The project was carried out until 1985 and was popularised by, among others, Professor Wiktor Zin. In 1980, the 15th UNESCO Conference was held in Zamość. The author enumerates the most distinguished people who contributed to the inclusion of Zamość in the UNESCO list, including a descendant of the town’s founder, 16th Entailer Jan Zamoyski.
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Zamość on the UNESCO list, renovation of the Old Town in Zamość, Jan Zachwatowicz, 16th Entailer Jan Zamoyski, 400th anniversary of ZamośćMost read articles by the same author(s)
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