ABSTRACT

Authenticity is a fundamental concept in the conservation of architectural and urban heritage. It has a very close relationship with cultural heritage values as well as being a conveyor of such values. This paper identifies the factors of recognition in relation to this concept by qualitative research methods and content analysis of international documents and theories. It also sets out the main research questions to be considered in relation to the concept of authenticity in the conservation and development of the Jameh Mosque complex in the city of Urmia, West Azerbaijan province, north-western Iran. Based on this premise, the paper evaluates the conservation and development of the Mosque at different periods, where the evaluation indicate that the measures of 1988 failed to consider the notion of authenticity. Then, establishing the correlation between the explanatory factors of authenticity and the actions taken in 1988 the impact of development is assessed by quantitative research methods. The result is that from the point of view of the specialists and the local people, socio-cultural factor has been neglected to a greater degree than other factors; so much so that the ‘socio-cultural’, ‘historical-evidential’ and ‘aesthetic’ values have been neglected in a downward trend. The findings are confirmed for both groups of local people and specialists.

摘要

真实性是保护建筑和城市遗产的基本概念。它与文化遗产价值有着非常密切的关系，并且是这些价值的传递者。本文通过定性研究方法以及国际文献和理论的内容分析，确定了与这一概念相关的认可因素。它还列出了与伊朗西北部阿塞拜疆省乌尔米亚市Jameh清真寺综合体的保护和开发中的真实性概念相关的主要研究问题。在此前提下，本文对清真寺在不同时期的保护和发展进行了评估，评估结果表明，1988年的措施未能考虑到真实性的概念。然后，建立真实性的解释性因素与1988年采取的行动之间的相关性可以通过定量研究方法进行评估。结果是，从专家和当地人的角度来看，社会文化因素比其他因素受到更大程度的忽视。如此之多，以至于“社会文化”，“历史证据”和“美学”价值被忽略了。本地人和专家组的调查结果均得到确认。如此之多，以至于“社会文化”，“历史证据”和“美学”价值被忽略了。本地人和专家组的调查结果均得到确认。如此之多，以至于“社会文化”，“历史证据”和“美学”价值被忽略了。本地人和专家组的调查结果均得到确认。