A preliminary study of the praetorium of the Zenobia-Halabieh city
The Praetorium of the Byzantine City of Zenobia, erected by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, is an entirely preserved three-level arched construction. Its architect, Isidore of Miletus, who was involved in work on the Hagia Sophie of former Constantinople, created a solid building from the only...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repositorio: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/31850 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/31850 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Architecture Byzantine Praetorium Plaster Vaults lifting Justinian Arquitectura Bizantina/o Pretorio Yeso Bóvedas Levantamiento Justiniano Isidoro de Mileto Restauración Isidore of Miletus Restoration CONSERVACION Y RESTAURACION DE BIENES CULTURALES (UPV) |
| Resumo: | The Praetorium of the Byzantine City of Zenobia, erected by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, is an entirely preserved three-level arched construction. Its architect, Isidore of Miletus, who was involved in work on the Hagia Sophie of former Constantinople, created a solid building from the only material available, plaster, whose ashlars mould to the same effect as its mortar and coatings. Solely the vaults, with an interesting Byzantine block, were erected with bricks, which were probably transported on the river Euphrates running through the city, to the construction site. This paper describes the preliminary study of the restoration of this unique building given its antiquity and uniqueness throughout architectural history. |
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