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confirmed by alignments and the integration of the ancient layers can
be considered to remain in the spirit of the respect of the monument’s
values. The integration is effected taking care of the pre-existences,
that is without removing any material and without intervening on
the most damaged parts of the ancient blocks. Attention has also
to be paid to the choice of not connecting the ancient fragments to
each other, to avoid the un-correspondence of the junction marks.
Laboratory tests effected by K. Kouzeli, in charge of the “Stone
Center of the Ministry of Culture”, allowed to identify the ancient
materials: the foundation is made of malakòpetra, a siliceous rock, the
first row is made of grey limestone, while all the other architectural
elements are of marble of various origins. For the new blocks it was
decided to use Aliveri marble for the first row, being it really similar
to the ancient grey limestone, Dionysus marble for the upper rows
and for the elements of the order.
The foundation is completed for a length of 11 metres; the crepis
rests on a layer realized with new blocks having dimensions 0.73 x
0.70 metres, placed in three rows. The heights of these blocks vary
from 0.42 to 0.45 metres, in order to compensate the differences in
height of the underlying ancient foundation layer. Since there isn’t
an active malakòpetra quarry in Kos, it was preferred to use the same
material coming from Cyprus island’s quarries.
The first level of the crepis consists of 12 ancient blocks. The proposed
disposition of the blocks is mainly based on the position of
junction points.
The second row consists of 7 ancient blocks, 2 new blocks which
integrate little ancient fragments and 1 completely new block. The
project proposal of their positioning is determined by the stripping
order and the visible connection elements. In order to guarantee the
right positioning of the second row upon the underlying layer, a coat
of mortar with a sheet-lead is interposed.
The stylobate consists of 7 blocks, 5 of which still keep their original
dimensions. The remaining 2, made of Dionysus marble, integrate
two small ancient fragments. The 3 blocks, on which the traces of
the overhanging columns are visible, are positioned in such a way
that the centres of the traces of column circumferences measure 2.66
metres.
According to the studies effected, the columns didn’t result symmetric
as to the rooms and the secondary side-entrances, opened in correspondence
of the transversal streets’ crossing points. Since the dis-
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