The history of restoration of the Cathedral in Šibenik in 19th and 20th century

Povijest restauriranja katedrale sv. Jakova u Šibeniku u punom jeku započinje u prvoj polovici 19. stoljeća s Paolom Bionijem, koji je pokrenuo priču o sustavnom rješavanju problema konstruktivno-statičke naravi ove građevine. Cilj ovog diplomskog rada je dočarati čitatelju dvostoljetni put šibenske katedrale kroz restauratorsko-konzervatorske pristupe manjeg ili većeg opsega pod vodstvom raznih nadležnih tijela, od Središnjeg povjerenstva za proučavanje i održavanje starih građevina unutar Habsburške Monarhije, preko Konservatorijalnog ureda za Dalmaciju te Restauratorskog zavoda Hrvatske sve do osnivanja današnjeg Hrvatskog restauratorskog zavoda 1996. godine. Sama katedrala počela je prije otprilike dva stoljeća uživati veliki interes šire javnosti, koja je u njoj prepoznala jedinstvenu vrijednost, te je zahvaljujući tome opstala u formi i stanju u kakvom ju danas gledamo.The history of restoration of the Cathedral of St. James in Šibenik fully begins in the first half of the 19th century with Paolo Bioni, who started a story about the systematic solution of problems of constructive-static nature of this building. The aim of this thesis is to present to the reader the two-hundred-year journey of this Cathedral through restoration and conservation approaches on a smaller or larger scale under the leadership of various authorities, from the Central Commission for the Study and Maintenance of Old Buildings within the Habsburg Monarchy, through the Conservation office for the region of Dalmatia, all the way to the founding of today's Croatian Restoration Institute in 1996. About two centuries ago, the Cathedral itself began to enjoy great interest from the general public that recognized its unique value, and thanks to that it has survived in the form and condition in which we see it today