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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Nantes to reopen after 2020 Arson Portugal’s Historic Villages Under Siege by Wildfires Wildfires Threat to Cultural Heritage: The Case of Spain’s Camino de Santiago Chapel Badly Damaged in the Cathedral of Cordoba (Spain) Probable Arson Severely Damaged Germany’s Largest Wooden Church.

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Protecting World Heritage Sites: Safety Challenges Under Climate Stress

scientific department August 24, 2025
Why Care Fire Risk to Non Structural Historic Elements
  • Historic Buildings Fire Protection
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Why Care Fire Risk to Non Structural Historic Elements

scientific department August 12, 2025
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When Heritage Becomes a Battlefield: The Preah Vihear Temple Case

scientific department August 4, 2025
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Historic Heritage Under Assault: The Erasure of Armenian Churches

scientific department July 30, 2025
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Safety for All: The Urgent Need to Involve Tourists in Heritage Fire Drills

scientific department July 26, 2025

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Devastating fire destroyed the “Old London House” in Nainital (India)
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Devastating fire destroyed the “Old London House” in Nainital (India)

scientific department August 28, 2025
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Nantes to reopen after 2020 Arson
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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Nantes to reopen after 2020 Arson

scientific department August 28, 2025

Emergency operations

Disasters And Historic Buildings: the Need of Common Data Protocol
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  • Emergency operations

Disasters And Historic Buildings: the Need of Common Data Protocol

Saving Heritage at Risk – Remembering the 1966 Florence Flooding
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  • Emergency operations

Saving Heritage at Risk – Remembering the 1966 Florence Flooding

120 Firefighters to Extinguish a Museum Fire in Paris
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  • Emergency operations

120 Firefighters to Extinguish a Museum Fire in Paris

Scottish Castle Saved by “Quick Actions” of Staff
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  • Emergency operations

Scottish Castle Saved by “Quick Actions” of Staff

Documents and Research

The Neglected Fire Vulnerability of Historic Artefacts
  • Documents and Research
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The Neglected Fire Vulnerability of Historic Artefacts

scientific department August 28, 2025
  • Documents and Research
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Protecting World Heritage Sites: Safety Challenges Under Climate Stress

scientific department August 24, 2025
HBIM in Cultural Heritage Buildings Management: Advantages, and Limitations
  • Documents and Research
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HBIM in Cultural Heritage Buildings Management: Advantages, and Limitations

scientific department August 7, 2025
  • Documents and Research

Leveraging AI and Social Media for Proactive Safety Assessment in Historic Urban Landscapes

scientific department July 10, 2025
An AI Model to Detect Damages on Historic Heritage Walls
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An AI Model to Detect Damages on Historic Heritage Walls

scientific department May 12, 2025
Cultural and Historic Heritage Losses in the World: 2025 List
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Cultural and Historic Heritage Losses in the World: 2025 List

scientific department June 10, 2025 0

This article presents a compilation of fires and other causes of loss of historic or cultural heritage buildings that have...

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Devastating fire destroyed the “Old London House” in Nainital (India)
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Devastating fire destroyed the “Old London House” in Nainital (India)

scientific department August 28, 2025

A massive fire destroyed the Old London House in Nainital, Uttarakhand, a colonial wooden residence dating back to 1863 and...

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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Nantes to reopen after 2020 Arson
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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Nantes to reopen after 2020 Arson

scientific department August 28, 2025

After a five-year restoration period, the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Nantes is set to reopen its doors to the public on...

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The Neglected Fire Vulnerability of Historic Artefacts
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The Neglected Fire Vulnerability of Historic Artefacts

scientific department August 28, 2025

The preservation of immovable cultural heritage in the face of fire hazards presents a unique and critical challenge due to...

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  • Documents and Research
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Protecting World Heritage Sites: Safety Challenges Under Climate Stress

scientific department August 24, 2025

Climate change poses an escalating threat to UNESCO World Heritage sites worldwide, with 80% of cultural heritage sites already experiencing...

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Portugal’s Historic Villages Under Siege by Wildfires
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Portugal’s Historic Villages Under Siege by Wildfires

scientific department August 23, 2025

Wildfires are becoming an escalating threat to historic towns and villages in Portugal. Currently, several of these cherished settlements are...

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Preserving Heritage and the World War II Strategic Bombing

scientific department August 20, 2025

On this platform, we are highlighting the growing targeting of cultural heritage and historical memory by armed conflicts and crisis...

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Wildfires Threat to Cultural Heritage: The Case of Spain’s Camino de Santiago
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Wildfires Threat to Cultural Heritage: The Case of Spain’s Camino de Santiago

scientific department August 18, 2025

Recent wildfires in Spain have highlighted the escalating threat posed by climate change not only to natural ecosystems but also...

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Why Care Fire Risk to Non Structural Historic Elements
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Why Care Fire Risk to Non Structural Historic Elements

scientific department August 12, 2025

Globally, historic buildings are often defined not only by their structural components but also by the non-structural elements that adorn...

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Chapel Badly Damaged in the Cathedral of Cordoba (Spain)

scientific department August 10, 2025

On the evening of August 8, shortly after 9:00 PM, a fire broke out in the Chapel of the Annunciation,...

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HBIM in Cultural Heritage Buildings Management: Advantages, and Limitations
  • Documents and Research
  • Historic Buildings Fire Protection

HBIM in Cultural Heritage Buildings Management: Advantages, and Limitations

scientific department August 7, 2025

The conservation of cultural heritage buildings is a cornerstone of su stainable development and cultural continuity. In recent years, Heritage...

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When Heritage Becomes a Battlefield: The Preah Vihear Temple Case

scientific department August 4, 2025

Recent clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border have exposed the Preah Vihear Temple, an 11th-century Hindu sanctuary and UNESCO site, to...

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Probable Arson Severely Damaged Germany’s Largest Wooden Church.
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Probable Arson Severely Damaged Germany’s Largest Wooden Church.

scientific department August 2, 2025

In the early hours of Sunday, July 20, 2025, fire broke out in the historic Marktkirche zum Heiligen Geist in Clausthal‑Zellerfeld—the...

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Historic Heritage Under Assault: The Erasure of Armenian Churches

scientific department July 30, 2025

The systematic destruction of historical and cultural heritage sites, particularly Armenian churches and monasteries, in Western Armenia (now predominantly located...

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Safety for All: The Urgent Need to Involve Tourists in Heritage Fire Drills

scientific department July 26, 2025

The significance of comprehensively addressing all safety considerations for individuals with special needs within historic sites has already been elucidated...

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Why the Harlan House Fire in San Ramon Drew Widespread Media Attention
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Why the Harlan House Fire in San Ramon Drew Widespread Media Attention

scientific department July 23, 2025

In the early hours of July 16, 2025, a devastating fire engulfed the historic Harlan House—also known as El Nido—located at 19251 San Ramon Valley...

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Wildfire Risk to Cultural Heritage: Insights from Dragon Bravo Fire
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Wildfire Risk to Cultural Heritage: Insights from Dragon Bravo Fire

scientific department July 20, 2025

The Dragon Bravo fire, which commenced on July 4th 2025 due to lightning within Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona, USA),...

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The Library of Pannonhalma and the Bread Beetle: Conservation and Safety Challenges
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The Library of Pannonhalma and the Bread Beetle: Conservation and Safety Challenges

scientific department July 18, 2025

The recent infestation of Stegobium paniceum, known as the "bread beetle," at the historic library of the Benedictine Abbey of...

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Training Resilience Programmes for Cultural Heritage Staff in Emergencies
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Training Resilience Programmes for Cultural Heritage Staff in Emergencies

scientific department July 15, 2025

Cultural heritage institutions face a variety of emergencies, from localised incidents within a single structure to large-scale civil protection scenarios...

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Ukrainian Cultural Heritage: A Project for Protection and Restoration
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Ukrainian Cultural Heritage: A Project for Protection and Restoration

scientific department July 11, 2025

The conflict in Ukraine has led to the widespread destruction not only of human lives and infrastructure, but also of...

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  • Documents and Research

Leveraging AI and Social Media for Proactive Safety Assessment in Historic Urban Landscapes

scientific department July 10, 2025

In the dynamic field of cultural heritage management, comprehending the public’s interactions and perceptions of historic urban spaces has become...

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£1.4M Fire‑Protection Upgrades at Buckingham Palace
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£1.4M Fire‑Protection Upgrades at Buckingham Palace

scientific department July 8, 2025

According the Annual Report 2024-2025, the Buckingham Palace ongoing £369 million Reservicing Programme (2017–2027) is prioritising critical fire‑safety enhancements, marking significant...

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Towards Comprehensive Fire Risk Indexes for Cultural Heritage
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Towards Comprehensive Fire Risk Indexes for Cultural Heritage

scientific department July 4, 2025

Fire remains one of the most devastating threats to cultural heritage worldwide, with the potential to destroy not only historic...

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