ブックタイトル「近代の文化遺産の保存理念と修復理念」英語版

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「近代の文化遺産の保存理念と修復理念」英語版

68Questions and AnswersThe following questions and answers have been selected from discussions at the seminar held onJanuary 15, 2016.● Regarding safety issues and industrial heritage properties in operation in GermanyQuestion 1 Participant 1 :We were shown many forms of preservation today. It seems to me that the Japanese are not satisfiedunless cultural properties are restored to a pristine state, which may work adversely to diminish thesignificance of the property. At the same time, cultural properties will require reinforcement forprotection against earthquakes and typhoons; handrails and fences need to be placed for the safetyof visitors. Could you please let us here your opinions on the differences in Japan and Germany youmay have noticed regarding such issues?　Also, in Germany are there examples of operating factories or docks that are open to visitors?Answer 1 Rolf Hohmann :I think the idea of safety in Japan is the same as that of Germany. Of course, there is a difference inhow Japan is generally more prone to earthquakes. Although very small, there were two earthquakesin my own town last year.　Allowing visitors to walk through industrial sites or climb to the top of a blast furnace requireshigh security and I think the conditions are the same as in Japan. Assuring safety not only pertainsto Germany, but the entire European Union, in which the degree of security required may differfrom country to country. For example, in the northern countries, it may be stricter as compared tothe southern countries.　Regarding accepting visitors at factories that are still in operation, it’s not so common in Germanyto have working factories, which are protected as monuments or can be visited. On the other hand,we have a lot of mines that can be visited with security measures taken. All mines are scheduled toclose by 2018.　One example is at Solingen, which was a factory that produced knives and scissors. This waspreserved nearly in the state when it was closed more than thirty years ago. There are photos to showthe production processes to visitors. Fences keep the visitors from getting too close to the machines,for safety reasons of course. But they still run the original production system, and you can actuallybuy the scissors they make there. There are similar examples from the textile industry, but with ironor steel industries, I think it is too dangerous for accepting visitors.object in years to come.