The rubble began to be cleared from the burnt-out shell of the theatre in May, as rumours leaked from the judicial enquiry that the fire which destroyed it in January may have been arson. There is no proof, however, and investigations continue, while the mayor of Venice, Massimo Cacciari, tries to speed up the rebuilding by putting the town hall technical department in charge of drawing up the preliminary plan

A plan to reconstruct Mostar's historic centre

The masterwork at the Santa Maria delle Grazie re-opens to the public this month as restoration near completion

UNESCO threaten to de-list the building if central and regional governments refused to cooperate

Conservation efforts have been underway since the Seventies

£13 million voted by the government has yet to arrive: most of the restoration has so far been paid for by public donation. Alberto Ronchey, Minister for Culture, has declared his aim to see thirty new rooms created within three years in former storage space, tripling the size of the Uffizi

Britain’s Foreign Office to support reconstruction of church bombed by Allies

The official position of the Russian Orthodox Church, as explained by its spokesman

It was previously believed that the statue was a copy

Florence's soprintendente has described the proposal as “blackmail”

The structure that replaced the wooden support has caused the 13th century Madonna to rupture

What is the point of restoring modern art? Is it reasonable to treat a Rauschenberg as if it were a Leonardo?

Imperial cathedral needs DM40 million after further damage was found to the building and its furnishings

Raphael’s “Madonna of the Pinks” has now been firmly reattributed after cleaning

To resurrect or not to resurrect Dresden’s Frauenkirche, which has been left in ruins as a slowly decaying war memorial

City officials are debating what to do with the Neo-Classical civic monument, which experts consider to be one of Europe's finest buildings