“REMOVABILITY” OF WALL PAINTINGS AND MOSAICS

In this article, problems which are caused by the removal of immovable elements of a building as well as wall paintings and mosaics, are reviewed in accordance with some principle decisions. In this scope, problems of immovable cultural property which is treated as movable cultural property, samples of cases and the problems that are caused by accepting them as a solution, components of conservation, issues of in-situ conservation and it s importance, protection of the authenticity and the necessity of reevaluation of the concept of “removability” are discussed.