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Table 2 Issues of authenticity and strategies to solve them

From: Reconstruction of the lost colonial architecture in the context of heritage tourism: Dutch Trading Post in Taiwan

 

Strategy

Reconstruction on a site other than the original one

• Enrich the tourist experience in a historical environment

• Provide a view of the coastal landscapes

• Recreate the building close to the historical site of a specific development phase

• Provide a contextual simulation

Limited knowledge of the original buildings

• Move away from the philosophy of creating a building that is the exact copy of the original one

• Adopt a catalytic approach

Disneyfication and overcommercialisation

• Designate a space or function of the building complex for public use