The influence of newly built high-rise buildings on visual impact assessment of historic urban landscapes: a case study of Xi’an Bell Tower

For a developing country with monument, how to balance urban development and historical buildings protection in the process of urbanization is key issue worthy exploration. Xi’an Bell Tower, located city, Shaanxi province, China, representative Chinese historic buildings. Aiming at investigating public’s visual impact assessment this building as well its surrounding landscapes, study chose one newly built high-rise surroundings Tower research object set height, top, color physical properties; meanwhile, height limit data current government regulations were reference height. Simulation experiments conducted respondents different demographic characteristics, randomly selected around statistical collected, including sorces rated by interviewers characteristics interviewers, analyzed. The results indicate that all are influence factors for Tower; people assess district landscape differently. This could be valuable future planning buildings’ surroundings.