"Mt Athos" A Special Fire Safety Problem of Historic Buildings and Areas

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There are in many countries troughout the world historic buildings and areas which consist a historical and cultural heritage with national or sometimes international sighificance. Experts in restoration and preservation of such monuments are usually little concerned with fire safety problems, although it is a serious danger to the buildings and their valuable contents which more often are irreplaceable. Architects and conservationists very often have reservations on and express their opposition to the intervention of those engineers and Authorities concerned with the protection of buildings and life safety.
There is nowadays a lack of reference in scientific literature to fire precautions in historic buildings and areas. Most of the documents refer to fire protection of museums, archives and libraries which only have some fire problems in common with those of historic permises and areas. The main concern for museums and libraries is the protection of their contents while for historic buildings it is the structure and the environment as well.
This article is a first approach to the fire problem of a historic area in Greece, named "Mt Athos" which consists of a historical and cultural monument of international significance.