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The powerful wall behind the remains of the Trajan's Forum in Rome was designed to protect the area of the monuments of ancient Rome from the frequent fires that spread in the city and which, in 64 AD. they destroyed large parts of the city. The history of buildings and cities has been marked by fires for centuries and thousands of years. Current safety standards are significantly higher than previous ones, but their application is all incompatible with the protection of historic buildings.

Fire Safety Engineering and Cultural Heritage Buildings

Webmaster August 20, 2020 0

Updated January 2026 Introduction One of the most powerful tools that fire protection professionals have at their disposal to reflect...

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Is Cultural Heritage Compatible with Coffee Machines? The Delft Case study

Webmaster November 27, 2009 0

The combination of a coffee machine and a broken water pipe probably led to the destruction of the TU Delft...

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Beyond Fire Risk: What the Uffizi Water Infiltration Reveals About Museum Resilience

Scientific Department September 18, 2026 0

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AI‑supported video analytics for heritage fire safety: capabilities, limits, and open questions

Scientific Department September 15, 2026 0

Engineering the “AEGIS” fire‑protection network for Greek archaeological sites

Engineering the “AEGIS” fire‑protection network for Greek archaeological sites

Scientific Department September 8, 2026 0

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Scientific Department August 31, 2026 0

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Active Surveillance: Leveraging AI Video-Analytics for the Protection of Understaffed Cultural Heritage Sites

Scientific Department August 24, 2026 0