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To raise public awareness to the significance of cultural heritage
as a means of reinforcing identities is one of the main strategic
objectives of the Institute for Managing the Architectural and
Archaeological Heritage (IGESPAR). Within this context, the
Institute has embarked on projects aiming at bringing the youth
closer to history and cultural heritage, bearing in mind that
heritage and monuments have a great potential for learning and
producing knowledge.
Within the “International Monuments Photographic Experience”
and drawing on the results of its previous edition, the IGESPAR
promoted once again the project “Heritage… in an instant”,
having had a very positive response f rom the young public.
Photos that have been selected show two complementary
perspectives of the architectural heritage: on one of them,
monuments are integrated in an urban context, thereby
capturing a typical atmosphere and identity. This is emphasised
by the contrast of the building outline, and the overhead cables
of Lisbon trams; on the other photo, there is the detail of a Palace
interior in Buçaco, transmitting a strong intimate atmosphere.
While subverting the observer’s eye through a new image of
architecture, it captures the space’s romantic atmosphere.
The two prize winning photos stand out f rom the others due
to their original look, as they tend to focus on details such as
surfaces, materials, shapes, and textures, as much as in lights,
shades, immediate surroundings and monumental settings.
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