DORDRECHT: HISTORY, CITYSCAPE AND MONUMENTS

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DORDRECHT HISTORY, CITYSCAPE AND MONUMENTS

• Oldest city of Holland (1220)

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DORDRECHT HISTORY, CITYSCAPE AND MONUMENTS

• Junction of three rivers
• Inner city with medieval structure
• Top 10 Dutch monumental cities
• Officially protected townscape
• 1500 registered monuments
• Unique medieval archaeological archive

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DORDRECHT HISTORY, CITYSCAPE AND MONUMENTS

• SEVEN CENTURIES OF MONUMENTS
• Impressive Cathedral
• Harbours and canals (15th-17th century)
• Remants of medieval city walls

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DORDRECHT HISTORY, CITYSCAPE AND MONUMENTS
Medieval town hall with neoclassical facade
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DORDRECHT HISTORY, CITYSCAPE AND MONUMENTS

• 19TH-20TH CENTURY
• Luxurious villas in neo-styles
• Residential areas for working class
• Post World War II urban developments

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MUNICIPAL POLICY ON CULTURAL HISTORY AND MONUMENTS

• Spatial quality and cultural identity the core
  of Dutch
• environmental policy
• City Council Programme Dordrecht as a liveable,
  attractive and unique historical city
• Cultural history is a key element in the citys
  image,
• identity and development
• Cultural history is linked to city marketing,
  cultural tourism and city economics
• Conservation of monuments is integrated in all
  policies
• concerning environmental planning, spatial
  quality, cultural heritage and sustainable
  development
• Preserving cultural-historic values in the
  context of the present and future city

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MUNICIPAL POLICY ON CULTURAL HISTORY AND
MONUMENTS

• INSTRUMENTS FOR CONSERVATION
• Protected townscape
• National Monuments
• Municipal Monuments
• Characteristic Buildings

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MUNICIPAL POLICY ON CULTURAL HISTORY AND MONUMENTS

• CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION
• Use of monuments present-day function
• Public monuments function fitting monumental
  value
• Conservation of original structures and
  materials

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MUNICIPAL POLICY ON CULTURAL HISTORY AND MONUMENTS

• CONSERVATION AND RESTAURATION
• Additions must be contemporary
• No reconstruction, demolition or rebuilding

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MUNICIPAL POLICY ON CULTURAL HISTORY AND MONUMENTS

• CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION
• Use of typical Dordrecht Colours
• Legislation zoning plan and permit system

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MUNICIPAL POLICY ON CULTURAL HISTORY AND MONUMENTS

• APPEARANCE OF FACADES
• Co-ordinated policy for
• advertising signs
• roll-down shutters
• canopies and flags

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MUNICIPAL POLICY ON CULTURAL HISTORY AND MONUMENTS
PUBLIC SPACE Keep historical structures
recognizable
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MUNICIPAL POLICY ON CULTURAL HISTORY AND MONUMENTS

• PUBLIC SPACE
• Street furniture and illumination
  fitting in historic setting
• Application of natural materials

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MUNICIPAL POLICY ON CULTURAL HISTORY AND MONUMENTS

• INVENTORY OF POST WORLD WAR II ARCHITECTURE
  (1945-1965)
• To enhance knowledge and appreciation
• To achieve cultural-historically inspired plans
  for reconstruction of post-war areas

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MUNICIPAL POLICY ON CULTURAL HISTORY AND MONUMENTS

• INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
• Industrial estates, buildings and objects are
  part of cultural history
• Appreciation and protections of valuable
• components is important