Unique architectural solutions should be applied in the construction of new facilities in the historical center. The ideas that the use of historical styles in modern architectural solutions is unacceptable, and that the need to identifying the authentic heritage of all the periods that the historical city went through were established. The “old” is demolished and rebuilt in materials and structures that do not correspond to the time of its creation. Signs of a conflict of the «old» and «new» were established: the new buildings imitate the historical examples in stylistic, constructive and functional solutions. The main approaches in the architectural practice of Kazan were revealed: 1) restoration of monuments of federal and international significance 2) eclectic imitations, based on historical styles in the architecture of new objects built in the historical environment 3) modern architectural and constructive solutions adequate to the current historical time. The problems of preservation of the architectural heritage and development of the historical center of Kazan, a Russian city on the Volga with a thousand-year history, are considered in this paper. An important part of the article is the role of the 'network community' in the protection of cultural heritage. The most important phenomena of temporary space is searching of innovative fields and methods and use of cultural resources. In this situation, it is important to seek creative solutions that will neutralize bad processes resulting from bad law and practice. The phenomena of the last decades are: decrement of regional features, elimination of objects, which were a key feature of the regional cultural heritage, deformation of these forms that were shaped in the history and some trials of using these elements of cultural heritage, which are widely recognized as cultural values. The latest period in the history of Upper Silesia gives us time to reflect the character of changes in architecture and city planning of the area and appraisal of efficiency these practices which are connected to cultural heritage perseveration. Some upheaval linked to the state borders changes, system, economy and ethnic transformation caused that former Upper Silesia border area focuses phenomena that exists in some other similar European areas which are abutments of cultures and traditions. In this period, we can observe landscape transformations, liquidation of objects and historical structures, loos of regional features, spontaneous adaptation processes of objects and many methods of implementation forms of protection, and using of cultural resources. The last 25 years are the next level of development which contains rapidly transformation of the space what is caused by another economical transformations. ![]() The Silesian architecture interpretation, since 1989, is strongly covered with some ideological and national ideas. The paper presents some selected historical phenomena that have influenced contemporary space, mentioned above, and contemporary issues of heritage protection in Upper Silesia. The basic subject of this paper is historical and cultural heritage of some parts of Upper Silesia, bind by common history and similar problems at present days.
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