2. R A F F A E L E - S T E R N
• Born: 1774 in Rome
• Nationality: Italy
• Died: 1820 in Rome.
• Occupation: Architect, restorer, painter
B I O G R A P H Y
3. A S A R E S T O R E R
Main restorations projects
• Colosseum , Italy…restoration project
•Arch of Titus , Italy… restoration project
Designed a plan for a New Wing of the Museo Chiaramonti in the Vatican Museums
in 1805-1806
He also built a new Fontana dei Dioscuri in 1818 for Pope Pius VII supporting an
ancient Roman granite seashell (found in the 16th century) on top of a large basin.
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4. At different ages the colosseum
faced natural and artificial disasters
• 250/252 fires
• around 484 or 508 earthquake
occurred
• The earthquakes of 1231 and 1349
brought other damage at the
Colosseum that now was left in ruins
again.
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COLOSSEUM (ITALY)
5. • Colosseum, the ancient Romans
called "Anphitheatrum Flavlum",
was built by Emperor Vespasian
in 72 AD about, and inaugurated
by his son Titus nell'80 d.c. .
• The structure used for different
sport activities (gladiaterand as
amphitheater
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COLOSSEUM ITALY)
GLADIATER SPORT PERFORMING
AT THE COLOSSEUM
6. • Raffaele Stern in 1806 build a
buttress(structure) to stabilize a
dangerous area .
• but conserving its structural
instabilities, without altering the
uncertain position of the unstable
blocks: an extremely actual
conservation action.
• An abutment (supporting) of "Stern
abutment" from Raffaele Stern, was
built to support the arches on the
NW side, awas completed around
1820
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7. • First resorted in 1817 by stern.
• The restoration project, planned by Raffaele
Stern and undertaken by Giuseppe Valadier
in 1821, comprised the removal of later
additions, the reassembling of original
pieces, and the reconstruction of elements
that had been lost.
• The new elements were made of travertine,
instead of marble, and in a simplified style
to distinguish them.
• The core of the structure was altered from
the original Roman opus caementicium to
brickwork, although the constructional and
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ARCH OF TITUS