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