Sulima Pagoda : East Meets West in the Restoration of a Nepalese Temple

by GUTSCHOW, NIELS

• ISBN13: 9780834805262
• ISBN10: 083480526X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Weatherhill

Summary

Nine experts on conservation discuss and present their views of twenty-nine years of international participation in restoring ancient temples in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. These discussions, illustrated with drawings and photographs, focus on the Sulima Temple in the Patan Darbar Square, possibly the oldest intact multi-tier pagoda in the Kathmandu Valley.

Author Biography

Niels Gutschow, architect and architectural historian, has worked on conservation and research projects in Nepal since 1976. His published works include 19 books and 516 articles about architectural topics in Asia and Europe. Special focuses include South Asian architecture and archaeology, and tour planning in twentieth-century Europe.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Missing Dialogue	1	(2)
Erich Theophile
What Is a Pagoda?	3	(8)
Niels Gutschow
Erich Theophile
Conservation in Nepal: a Review of Practice	11	(16)
Niels Gutschow
THE SULIMA TEMPLE
The Conservation Project	27	(8)
Erich Theophile
Rohit Ranjitkar
Documentation of Woodcarvings	35	(12)
Erich Theophile
Rohit Ranjitkar
Iconography	47	(4)
Nutandhar Sharma
The Sulima Strut	51	(10)
Erich Theophile
Rohit Ranjitkar
Recapturing Lost Elements	61	(12)
Niels Gutschow
The Torana: Design Beyond the Point Where Conjecture Begins	73	(8)
Erich Theophile
Rohit Ranjitkar
THE SULIMA SQUARE
Urban Patterns in Nepal	81	(5)
Niels Gutschow
The Ritual Life of Sulima Square	86	(9)
Nutandhar Sharma
CONTRIBUTIONS
The Artificial Life of Heritage	95	(8)
Wim Denslagen
Techniques in the Architectural Preservation in Nepal	103	(3)
Niels Gutschow
Conservation as a Critical Activity	106	(5)
A.G. Krishna Menon
Love and Architecture: Modernity Comes to Nepal	111	(2)
Rohit Ranjitkar
The Original, Replicas and Reality at Sulima Temple	113	(3)
John H. Stubbs
Venice, Burra and Kathmandu	116	(5)
Sharon Sullivan
The Art of Conservation	121	(3)
Erich Theophile
POSTSCRIPT
Changing Concepts of Authenticity	124	(7)
Eduard F. Sekler
Endnotes	131	(2)
Bibliography	133	(1)
Index	134