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of the second century BC heights, since the fragments of the colonnade
of the eastern stoà, the foundations of the rooms lying behind
and the trace of the transversal crossing, found out in situ, belong to
this stage. All the project choices aim at a easier reading of the space
and the different historical stages, but above all at emphasizing the
fact that the site belongs to an indeed larger area (and, therefore, to
a monument).
The anastylosis of the colonnade
The unexpectedly large number of architectural fragments found
out in the D1293-Damtsa land, from the beginning posed the problem
of their preservation.
The stripping order of the blocks and the comparative study of the
junction of the link elements allowed, at least as to the crepis, the
individuation of a specific disposition for the reassembling of the
elements of the three rows.
The use of a conspicuous number of original fragments encouraged
the realization of this anastylosis project, the first in Kos after the
annexation of the island to Dodecanese.
For the anastylosis it was decided to use 37 of the 63 ancient architectural
elements found out in the excavation area, properly integrated
with compatible materials (marble and grey limestone). The
percentage of additions in the visible part of the anastylosis is quite
limited, especially in the crepis which, except for a single entirely
new block, consists exclusively of ancient fragments.
As to the columns, 5 blocks are ancient, with the proper integrations,
while 6 blocks are completely new. In the entablature, a single
new block has to be added to the 3 ancient ones, in order to guarantee
the required support to the cornice.
A limit of the project proposal comes from the missing documentation
concerning the precise position of each fragment compared to
the others and the placement of all of them on the existing foundations.
The unsystematical use of junction elements of the crepis and
the total destruction of the upper layers of the basement, since reused
over the centuries, limits the proofs to determine the exact position
of the original blocks.
But it needs to be reminded that the same blocks were reused to
repair the building after the earthquakes (the treatment of surfaces
confirms more than two utilizations), effecting a proper regulation
treatment. Therefore the reconstruction of 3 columns in the position
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