Preliminary communication
The Double Gate at Pula: A Conservation-Restoration Review
Đeni Gobić - Bravar
orcid.org/0000-0002-2738-4791
; Archaeological Museum of Istria, Pula
Abstract
In the last few decades we not only witnessed dilapidation but
also a dirtying of surfaces belonging to monuments, and this
applies to Croatia as well as abroad. Despite the frequent opinion
expressed by laymen, this is neither a sudden nor an accelerated
process of deterioration. The fact remains that over the past several
decades a lot of attention began to be focused on monuments
as historical assets that need to be preserved, thus invariably
touching on their state of preservation. Wishing to document the
degree of deterioration and dirtying of the monuments at Pula,
we embarked on a tour. We began with monuments from the
Roman period, i.e., with the Double Gate to be precise. Our
goal is to set up a data base consisting of written reports, graphical
tables showing degradation, and photo documentation showing
the entire range of degradation processes that we observed. With
this article we want to expose and explain the goals of these
endeavors in a simplified, summarized form, providing on the
way the solutions needed for the preservation of these monuments.
Keywords
the Double Gate; degradation; graphical documentation; restoration-conservation proposals
Hrčak ID:
91068
URI
Publication date:
18.11.2011.
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