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The Temple of Juno in Agrigento. Caspar David Frierich.

The Temple of Juno in Agrigento. Caspar David Frierich.

Preservation as Propaganda? A Tale of Two Castles

Daniel Tarade May 31, 2019

Monuments act to build and maintain national identity. So it is no surprise that rebuilding monuments are inherently political actions. In rebuilding a fallen monument, like the World Trade Center, Parthenon, or Notre Dame, the values imbued in that structure are re-affirmed. It is important to remember that these values favour those in power, the very same people who are able to build monuments in the first place.

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In Existentialism Tags Monuments, Preservation, Propaganda, Eilean Donan, Notre Dame, World Trade Center, Parthenon
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