ABSTRACT Heritage buildings are valuable assets to the community. Thus, they require continuous monitoring to preserve their values. But, in many cases, these values are influenced negatively due to improper interventions. Cultural heritage significance is a core value that should be preserved. Therefore, this study focuses on examining the impact of physical alterations on this value to detect the failures in conservation practice in Khartoum. Through this research, three selected cases of the colonial era are evaluated according to the cultural heritage criteria. Conservation experts of architectural, archaeological, and civil engineering backgrounds are interviewed for this evaluation. Then, the outcomes are analysed to diagnose intervention problems. They reveal that the most negatively impacted values are architectural, aesthetic, and technical. Failures are the results of legislative problems, the lack of awareness, end users’ interference, the unqualified workmanship, political interests, and community exclusion. Hence, this paper provides suggestions to enhance future practice.

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检测与文化意义相关的保护实践中的失败：喀土穆的遗产建筑案例

摘要 文物建筑是社区的宝贵资产。因此，他们需要持续监控以保持其价值。但是，在许多情况下，这些价值会因干预不当而受到负面影响。文化遗产意义是一个核心价值，应该得到保护。因此，本研究侧重于检查物理变化对该值的影响，以检测喀土穆保护实践中的失败。通过这项研究，根据文化遗产标准对三个选定的殖民时代案例进行了评估。本次评估采访了具有建筑、考古和土木工程背景的保护专家。然后，分析结果以诊断干预问题。它们表明，受负面影响最大的价值观是建筑、美学、和技术。失败是立法问题、缺乏意识、最终用户的干预、不合格的工艺、政治利益和社区排斥的结果。因此，本文提供了加强未来实践的建议。