Old Rauma
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Old Rauma Ulla Räihä, MScArch Kuldiga 12.9.2007
Lively and authentic • inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list 1991 as an outstanding example of well preserved wooden town • 28 hectares • 600 buildings • 800 inhabitants • CBD – more than 200 shops • medieval features • timber frames from the 17th century on • mainly neo-renaissance townscape
1682 • Since 1682 Rauma has not suffered from a major fire. • The oldest town survey from 1698 – 1710 shows the results of rebuilding following the fire. The street network, the plot names and locations in this survey are much the same as today.
OLD RAUMA • RENOVATION CENTRE • - founded in 1995 • - owned by the town of Rauma • practical instructions and advice • lectures and courses • bank of spare parts • started as NGO in 1960’s
OK or Not? 1990
1890 1898 1962 2003