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Added At:  2012-10-03 10:51 PM

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REKHA SHRESTHA

• THT 10 years ago

KATHMANDU: Experts feel that modern buildings coming up in cities have endangered the architectural buildings and historical monuments. In this context, architects, engineers, tourism entrepreneurs, scholars and academicians are meeting here to formulate policy for heritage conservation and heritage-friendly architecture development for enhancing tourism in the SAARC countries. Meanwhile, King Gyanendra today inaugurated the first two-day South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation of Architect (SAARCH) conference which began with the theme of “Heritage conservation and architecture of tourism in SAARC countries.” Queen Komal was also present at the conference organised by the Society of Nepali Architects (SONA). “The co-existence of monuments and modern buildings has not been easy. Kathmandu valley provides a striking example of this; monuments and temples at the heart of the city are surrounded by modern buildings,” said professor Sudarshan Raj Tiwari. He said, “While the debate on give and take between conservation and development continues and the contemporary is garbed in global style on the sides, heritage-friendly architecture, facades and interiors are slowly making their presence felt in and around the monument zones.”

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