Damages and Destruction to Historical and Cultural Heritage in 2025
In this post, we compile a comprehensive list of significant instances of fires that have transpired within historical or cultural...
earthquake damages
How many Bagan Temples destroyed by the Myanmar Earthquake ?
According to Wikipedia, Bagan, the historical city of Myanmar, is located in an active seismic zone. Therefore, the city has...
Treating Debris of Historical Value after an Earthquake
Over the last thousand years, at least 2,500 earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 5 have hit Italy. At least...
Helping First Responders Limit Damage to Buildings: a Handbook
Earthquakes pose a big threat to cultural and heritage buildings. Normally, historic buildings are more vulnerable to seismic actions than...
3D Scan of St. Francis Basilica to Improve Emergency Management
One of the main problems of emergency management in case of damage reported by historic buildings after an earthquake is...
Disasters And Historic Buildings: the Need of Common Data Protocol
On April 6, 2009, the Historic city of L'Aquila, experienced a devastating earthquake, resulting in 309 fatalities, over 1,600 injuries,...
Damages to Cultural Heritage Caused by 24th August 2016 Central Italy Earthquake
On August 24th, 2016 a severe earthquake has hit an area in Central Italy approximately among the city of Amatrice and...
