Historical styles and hauntings
Architecture meets ghost stories How do architecture and ghost stories influence each other? The lecture "Haunted Heritage. Historicism, Architectural Style and Specters" shows how debates about appropriate historical architectural styles and interest in ghostly apparitions were closely linked in the 19th century. Architectural theory and literature-especially the famous “Gothic novel”-both drew on the image of the ghost to explain the atmosphere of old buildings and cultural heritage.
The lecture invites you to discover the fascinating connections between architecture, cultural identity, and haunting phenomena.