Conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45. Principal belligerents were the Axis powers: Germany, Italy, and Japan, and the Allies: France, Great Britain, United States, Soviet Union. The 40,000,000 or 50,000,000 deaths incurred in Second World War make it the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war, in history.
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Memory as Intangible Heritage: WW2 Cemeteries in Cassino and Montecassino
Arturo Gallozzi (University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy), Marcello Zordan (University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy), and Michela Cigola (University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6936-7.ch006
Abstract
This chapter describes the documentation and valorization of a special architectural heritage: the WW2 Cemeteries in Cassino & Montecassino territory. This is for the purpose of preserving and transmitting the memories of different people. Even today, these cemeteries are maintained by Polish, English, German, French and Italian governments and visited by many people of various nationalities. Our research is orientated to not only celebrate the sacrifice and identity of the soldiers who lost their lives in the war events, but also as a call for the reconciliation of peoples and the construction of a culture of peace. The cemeteries are studied by an architectonical point of view. Design aspects and aspects concerning the representation of projects are highlighted based on the documents found.