Spiritual leader of Ismaili community points out at importance of maintaining and restoring aesthetic quality of historic buildings
By Ashfaq Ahmed, Chief Reporter
Dubai: The importance of preserving and restoring historic buildings was highlighted by Prince Karim Aga Khan, on Wednesday, who pointed out that the aesthetic quality of such buildings should not be underestimated.
The spiritual leader and Imam of the Ismaili Muslim community was speaking at a ceremony to announce the five projects selected for the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha.
“The great icons of the past must not be allowed to disappear without an opportunity to come back to life and serve in the future,” he said, adding that Islamic architecture aims to respect both the past and the future.
Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar and Shaikha Mouza Bint Nasser joined Aga Khan in presiding over the ceremony.
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