Aesthetic enhancement of ancient monuments.
The Conference recommends that, in the construction of building, the character and external aspect of the cities in which they are to be erected should be respected, especially in the neighborhood of ancient monuments, where the surroundings should be given special consideration. Even certain groupings and certain particularly picturesque perspective treatment should be preserved.
A study should also be made of the ornamental vegetation most suited to certain monuments or group of monuments from the point of view of preserving their ancient character. It specially recommends the suppression of all from of publicity, of the erection of unsightly telegraph poles and the exclusion of all noisy factories and even of tall shafts in the neighborhood of artistic and historic monuments.