SAVE Europe’s Heritage

SAVE Europe’s Heritage was founded in 1997 as the sister organization of SAVE Britain’s Heritage. The latter has existed for 30 years and is one of the most effective preservation groups in Britain. Founded by journalist Marcus Binney, SAVE works through the press, writing reports on groups of threatened buildings or threatened areas.

SAVE believes in taking action. One of their most important publications is the SAVE Action Guide which empowers local groups and individuals to wage campaigns for endangered buildings. SAVE also puts forward practical solutions for the rescue and use of historic buildings in danger in the recognition that only a small percentage of these buildings can be preserved purely as showplaces or museums. In exceptional cases, SAVE is willing to prepare and implement schemes for the rescue of individual buildings to show that rescue is possible and viable.

SAVE Europe's Heritage concern extends to buildings of all dates. In 2007 they published a report: Moscow Heritage at Crisis Point (Московское Наследие: Точка Hевозврата), а co-publication with MAPS (the Moscow Architecture Preservation Society).

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