ABSTRACT
This chapter describes how a principles-based approach helped the team to take decisions on suitable retrofitting techniques while preserving the authenticity of each of the sites and how the methodology could be applied to develop retrofitting project for similar sites in other seismic regions. As part of the Seismic Retroffiting Project implementation phase, the Getty Conservation Institute developed construction documents for two of the four prototypes: the Church of Kuno Tambo and the Cathedral of Ica. The Cathedral of Ica and the Church of Kuno Tambo The Cathedral of Ica was originally built in 1759 by the Society of Jesus, but its ownership was transferred to the Mercedarian Order in 1780 after the expulsion of the Jesuits from the Viceroyalty of Peru in 1767. The Cathedral of Ica was severely damaged during the 1813 and 1942 earthquakes, which led to the rebuilding of its façade, including the two bell towers, in fired brick masonry.
