Exercise 2 - Original, restored, reconstructed (sample answer)

Original: the actual stones and timbers from the period of building.
Restored: original fabric repaired, cleaned or strengthened, with some
replacement.
Reconstructed: rebuilt after loss, from drawings, photographs, excavation or
guesswork. It can be accurate, but it is a new building.

A guidebook date can mislead because one date is given for a building that may
have an original of one century, a major rebuilding in another and a
reconstruction in a third. In Hungary the dates often differ widely, because
of repeated destruction (1241, 1686, 1944-45). Ask which date is meant.