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A. The state attitude towards historical buildings:

Are historical buildings listed?

Yes. All objects of movable and immovable cultural heritage together with localities which correspond to raised

criterions are listed into Cultural Properties Register.http://kvr.kpd.lt/heritage/Default.aspx?lang=en

Who is appointed to the task? Is there a specific office/ministry? Which is its organization (central/local

administration)? Which are the requirements one must have to work in the office?

The significance of immovable cultural property and the valuable properties of objects or sites of cultural heritage

shall be determined and the boundaries of territories shall be defined by the immovable cultural heritage

assessment councils (hereinafter Assessment councils) formed. Object enlisting is curetted by Assessment

councils i.e. evaluate if protection is needed or no, they have working regulation models, which are adopted

according to situation.http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=254662

According to the Law on Protection of Immovable Cultural Heritage, the Minister of Culture shall organize the state

administration of the protection of immovable cultural heritage and be in charge thereof. He shall authorize the

Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture (hereinafter the Department) to exercise

protection functions.

Specific immovable cultural heritage revelation is organized by the Department and Municipalities (NKPA 8

article (nekilnojamojo kultros paveldo apsaugos statymas Law on Protection of Immovable Cultural Heritage).

Assessment councils are founded under the Department (now there are three, there can be as much as needed)

and under Municipalities. Object juridical status can be in following levels: Cultural Monument, protected by State,

Registered (in Cultural Properties Register), protected by Municipality.http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=404485&p_query=&p_tr2=2

Professionals of the highest rank according to the proper field needed are working in those Assessment councils.

(Assessment council is composed by 7 members. They must be certified according to the order of the Ministry of

Culture in archeological, underwater, mythological, ethno-cultural, architectural, urban, landscape, engineer,

historical, memorial, arts, sacral and green areas (hereinafter appropriate fields) immovable cultural heritage

specialists, having expertise specialist qualification category, and scientists from appropriate fields).

Which are the criteria followed in listing buildings?

Age Qualification:

Archeological until XVIII first quarter.

Underwater precious characteristics objects and places more that 100 years.

Ethnocultural, historical, sacral and precious characteristics objects and places more that 25 years.

Mythological, architectural, urban, greenery, engineering, memorial, art, cultural expression preciouscharacteristics objects or places more than 50 years.

Meaningfulness:

Typological, importance, rareness, uniqueness.

Selection is made by complex comparison of objects or places similar in importance level, according to the quantity

of meaningful values in those criterions:

Authenticity, (Priority to more authentic objects or places)

Preservation possibility, (Priority to the ones who are already in preserved areas)

Use, exposure and visiting possibilities (Priority to the ones which could conform adaptation to contemporary

functions and programs)
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Personal manager initiatives (objects and places not owned to the state)

Condition

Objects and places must be selected as many as needed to secure appropriate amount of cultural heritage (taking

in consideration natural disasters, preservation possibilities, social engagement, legitimate basis, financial funds

etc.).http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=402073

Do they refer to international charters on historical building preservation?

Yes.

Which are the consequences? Are specific constraints provided?

With the Venice Charter (often mentioned in Lithuania) was expanded historical building concept, fixed attention

that they are composed not only by discreet buildings, but their groups, so that Lithuanian law defines objects as

single integrated in complex and their locus. Object of the Charter historical cities and urban areas.

The Washington Charter indicates steps, needed for cities and their area preservation, conservation and

restoration as for their sprawl and harmonic adaptation to everyday life. This document states the demand that

planning of the protection of historical cities and suburbs should be based on various kinds of analysis, andindicates main juridical, administrational and financial means, and finally highlight the importance of the relation

between historical city and the whole city.

Also there is a public participation in decision-making (the Aarchus Convention Convention on access to

information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters)

The demands of UNESCO are very vital in Lithuanian law.

Each object has its own passport an act of an Assessment council), in which the most precious characteristics

that must be protected are stated.

According to the precious characteristics and location of the object (whether it is situated in preserved area or

buffer zone) Municipalities and Regional divisions of the Department (there are 10 of them) present conclusions

whether the design proposals of the managers wishing to manage objects of cultural heritage meet heritage

protection requirements or not. This stands also for objects which are not listed as cultural heritage but are

located in protected areas.

Does the administration help the owners of historical buildings in some way (for example with tax relief)?

Yes.

1. According to the Law on Protection of Immovable Cultural Heritage (28 article),

Expenses for maintenance operations of cultural heritage protection of a private property a state-

protected and publicly accessible item of cultural heritage shall be reimbursed from the funds of the state budgetallocated for the maintenance of immovable cultural heritage in accordance with the procedure and by the

amount approved by the Government or an institution authorized by it. The expenses shall be reimbursed taking

account of the significance of the object and the importance of the carrying out of the operations required for the

preservation of the object.

Upon a decision of a municipal council, the Municipality may, from its budgetary funds, reimburse

expenses on maintenance operations of an object of cultural heritage declared protected and not belonging to the

Municipality by the right of ownership, but situated in its territory.

Upon the request of the institutions in charge of protection, the managers of the conserved structures

under protection shall, in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Minister of Culture, be reimbursed

mothballing expenses.
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Reimbursement shall be paid to the manager of an object of cultural heritage declared protected, where

the established or tightened activity restrictions prohibiting previous activities actually reduce the profit obtained

by the manager. The procedure for calculating and paying reimbursement shall be laid down by the Government

or an institution authorized by it.

2. If the object is owned by Catholic Church then there is a possibility to get finance for the restoration,

conservation, maintenance or up-keeping from the budget of the Agreement between the Holy See and the

Republic of Lithuania on Co-operation in Education and Culture. It is national budget.http://www.lcn.lt/b_dokumentai/kiti_dokumentai/AS-LR-sutartis-svietimas.html

3. Private individuals can ask the finance for their objects management from the Heritage Management

Programme (there enters cultural heritage applied research, emergency thread elimination, conservation,

restoration works and their planning) from the national budget.

Which are the main laws on the topic of historical buildings?

The Law on Protection of Immovable Cultural Heritage

It is an essential document:http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=326112

The Law on Construction

The Law on Territorial Planning

Also works are implementing according to the Heritage Upkeep Regulation (Paveldo tvarkybos reglamentais)http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaiesk a.showdoc_l?p_id=367403&p_query=&p_tr2=2

And according to the Construction Technical Regulation (Statybos techninis reglamentas)http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=416378&p_query=kult%FBros%20paveldo&p_tr2=2

B. How does the planning on historical building work?

Must the plan on architectures listed as historical building follow specific authorization trail ?

Yes, works must be carried out according to the guidelines from the Department of Cultural Heritage and Heritage

Upkeep Regulation.http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_i d=300618

According to the Law on Protection of Immovable Cultural Heritage, the Department presents conclusions whether

the design proposals of the managers wishing to manage objects of cultural heritage meet heritage protection

requirements within one month of the submission.

Do architects need a specific training in order to plan the intervention on historical buildings?

Yes. Only certified specialist can work in cultural heritage objects, their level depends on which level of protection

object has (i.e. Cultural monument, protected by State, or Registered).

There were 315 certifications (new ones - 191, extended - 124, abolished - 3) in 2010.

The Certification of Specialists of Immovable Cultural Heritage Protection (Nekilnojamojo kultros paveldo

apsaugos specialist atestavimas)http://www2.lrs.lt/kt_inst/pamink/dokumentai/2011_04_29/Atsk10/#_Toc290448825
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Is there any form of control of the intervention on historical buildings if they are not listed as historical

buildings?

Intervention is supervised by The State Territorial Planning and Construction Inspectorate under the Ministry of

Environment and Its Regional divisions, Departments territorial divisions and Municipalities. The legitimate rights

to stop interventions have previously mentioned Inspectorate and Department.

C. Which is the attitude towards the historical city centre/old town?

Who is in charge of controlling the intervention on the historical centre (local/central administration, the

relationship between them)?

E.g. Vilnius Old Town Vilnius City Municipality and Vilnius Territorial Division of the Department. Both institutions

issues permissions, first Municipality, later Department. Both of them supervise. Now there are debates about

highlighting and dividing some functions of those institutions.

How does the town planning cope with the historical city centre?

Various. There is an effort to preserve panoramas, skyline, control new construction in preserved zones, although

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D. An example of an intervention that I consider meaningful of the attitude towardshistorical building preservation in my own country:

Liubavas Manor Water Mill Museum, Conservation (LiubavasDvaro Malunas, restauracija-koncervavimas)

General note about term Preservation in Lithuania :

It is one of Architectural Heritage management type. It is a mean by which preserves objects authenticity, its

volume, preparing it for longer protection and exposition (remontas, konservavimas).

Project name: Liubavas Manor water millhouse restoration and adaptation to cultural and public needs.

Location: LITHUANIA next to capital Vilnius , Liubavas Village

"This example vernacular architecture, in use until 1975, survived a difficult period of neglect. The restoration is

very modest inside and outside. It is done with love and care. With it comes a book embedding the mill in a

thorough way into its historical and landscape context. The jury is very pleased with the fact that the mill is being

cared for now in a way that allows it to be a little anchor point for retelling and revaluating the interesting history

of the area."

Liubavas watermill is one of the few buildings remaining from the former Liubavas Manor. Compact, rectangular

volume, two floors with attic. The overall aim of the project was to preserve the watermill and to make it

accessible to the public through its adaptation to a museum.

The watermill, a construction of cleaved stone, with red clay brick cornice was built in 1902. It stands out by its

architecture, its engineering and aesthetic value. The building had not been in use for many years and was under

risk oftotal ruin. Hence, it required urgent and complex efforts of conservation and restoration. The building itself,


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the technological equipment and specific landscape characteristics have been thoroughly restored to retain the

authentic values of the watermill. Traditional techniques and building materials, typical to the period of

construction of the building, were used. A thorough research enabled to achieve maximum level of authenticity.

Moreover, it provided with material for an exhibition, which has been designed and installed in the final phase of

the project.

1. Mentioned from XVI. As a part of Liubavas estate, reconstructed on previous foundations in year 1902.

historical map (wooden water mill marked with letter"o") 1857


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life in millhouse

Inhabitants of Liubavas felt privilege mills generator provided them electric current even before general

electrification (First Lithuanian power plant 1892 in Rietavas, 1903 public central power station in Vilnius). Until1975 was dwelled by old aged miller from Tartokai. A bit later movies were displayed in the Mill. Wednesday

was a day of Cinema.

2. Pictures before intervention:


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state before intervention - north and south facade


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detail of cornice and window and state of chimney


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interior before intervention - transmission


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interior before intervention

Building is lent to public institution Europos parkas. Building is listed cultural heritage listed in 2009-11-18. Has a

regional protection level, listed as a part of complex of Liubavas Manor. It has precious characteristics assignation

for engineer and architectural meaning as important. It was financed by Lithuanian Republic, Island, Lichtensteinand Norway by financial mechanism of European Economical space.

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3. Initial idea and executive plan was by Gintaras Karosas (Founder of European Park)

4. Restoration plans: Structure and volume have not changed due to intervention. Only sawmills roof was

decayed, but there fundaments, and stone wall had partly been fallen into the off take channel.

5. The building after the intervention: Structure and volume have not changed due to intervention.
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south - west facade


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west facade

entrance after intervention


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approaching from west and building from south


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surrounding after intervention

reconstructed saw mills roof and load bearing wall (right side detail)


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interiors after reconstruction


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interior after reconstruction

6. The goal of creating a museum where milling machines and present Liubavas Manors History by strategy which

was to preserve as much authenticity as possible. For that materials and technologies traditional (lime mortar,

stone, old clay bricks, wood, lime wash etc.) woodworkers, cabinetmakers, masons, whitesmiths, stove masters

and other traditional arts representatives and researchers contributed so that the spirit of XIX XX junction was

present.

Sources:Gintaras Karosas, his archive.

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