Modern Approaches to the Restoration of Architecture After the Disasters in Italy

Abstract The article raises the problem of implementing the principles of the Venice Charter in the practice of restoring architectural monuments that have suffered as a result of natural disasters and human activities. The carried out restorations of various types of monuments of public architecture were considered. The principles that guided the authors of the restoration project, as well as external circumstances that influenced the course of restoration work, were analyzed. Conclusions were drawn about a significant deviation from the principles of the Venice Charter in practice: holistic restorations predominate with the preservation of the familiar appearance, the use of materials that do not differ from the original, the reconstruction of not only facades, but also interiors of architectural monuments in their previous forms.