Conservation Theory and the Accessibility of Monuments /on the Example of the High Castle in Malbork/

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Grzegorz Bukal

grzegorz.bukal@pg.edu.pl

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9254-3069
Agnieszka Kowalska

a.kowalska@zamek.malbork.pl

Abstract

The current Polish Law of July 19, 2019 on Ensuring Accessibility for Persons with Special Needs formulates requirements for all buildings, without differentiating them in terms of historic values. The purpose of the text is to draw attention to the problem of inconsistency between the requirements of the Law and modern principles of historic preservation. The general division of historic buildings adopted in the text in terms of their susceptibility to barrier removal is confronted with the example of the High Castle in Malbork, which is part of the castle complex (Malbork Castle Museum), listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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architectural monument, accessibility, architectural limitations

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Bukal, G., & Kowalska, A. (2022). Conservation Theory and the Accessibility of Monuments /on the Example of the High Castle in Malbork/. Protection of Cultural Heritage, (13), 85–100. https://doi.org/10.35784/odk.2988