VALORIZZAZIONE vs CONSERVAZIONE:SUL “RESTAURO”

DELL’ANFITEATRODI FREJUS

Emanuele Romeo

PolitecnicodiTorino,vialeMattioli39,Torino,emanuele.romeo@polito.it

Thearchitecturalheritageoftheclassicalagehasbeensubjectoverthecenturiestophenomenathathave

causedeitheritsabandonmentorthecontinuationofitsuse,itstransformationorthelossofitsintegrity.In

particular,thetheaters,amphitheatres,circuses,stadiums,areoftennowinruinsafterknowingseasonsof

transformation,conversiontonewuses,repairingofdamage,restoration:processesthathaveensuredthe

survivalofthesebuildingsthroughacontinuousintegrationinurbanactivities.Today,thesearepartofa

landscapewhosetransformations,dictatedbyillusionsaimedtomakethemattractivefortourists,are

creatingsharpseparationsbetweenthesemonumentsandthecontextsinwhichtheyareinserted.Therefore,

thepaperpresentstheresultsofaresearchaimedatthepreservationofthisheritage,suggestingstrategiesfor

itsvalorizationthat,inaccordancewiththerequirementsofthecontemporaryworld,proposeaprojectfor

touristfruitionthatmustbecompatiblewithsuchgoodsthatarearchitecturalandpartsofalandscape.

Finally, the example of the intervention on the amphitheatre of the French town of Fréjus shows how often

theenhancementstrategiescancollidewiththenecessitiesoftheconservation.

Parolechiave/Key-words:

Conservation,enhancement,restoration,amphitheatre