There has been ... an enormous waste of human mental and physical resources in premature revolutionary thrusts, ill-planned, dogmatic, essentially unscientific reconstructions and restorations of the social order, during the past hundred years. H. G. Wells
All the adhesives used in previous restorations had deteriorated, so to find one that would last, conservation scientists at the museum tested many adhesives for long term stability. Source: Internet
In 2010, British archivist Adrian Glew discovered references to a real-life hunchback who was a foreman of a government sculpting studio in Paris in the 1820s who worked on post-Revolution restorations to the Cathedral. Source: Internet
Due to a lack of funds and the inability of property owners to pay for restorations to colonial buildings, many have been torn down, or are in a dilapidated state. Source: Internet
Many of these restorations were criticized for alleged disrespect of historical authenticity. Source: Internet
He married his cousin, Harriet, in 1850, which entitled him, in 1851, to a junior partnership in the family business. citation Profits from the mill would eventually help fund Arthur's excavations, restorations at Knossos, and resulting publications. Source: Internet