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Parthenon restoration

The famous marble temple found in Athens was a temple built in ancient times and was dedicated to the gods that Romans worshiped. The temple went through several hands and conditions. The war that leads to the ruining of the magnificent structure marked the end of the possession. The structure lies in ruins and has undergone several trials and projects to reconstruct and return the glory that the design once held in Athens. There have been processes and strategies to rebuild the ancient structure to a representable and respectable structure in the current days. Several modern methods and techniques have been implemented in the process to restore the structure.

The first and most important process that calls for attention for a perfect reconstruction of the temple is to redo the actions that were done wrongly. Several architects and engineers from the recent past have tried to restore the look of the Parthenon. However, there are clues and evidence that they made mistakes in their processes ("NOVA | Secrets Of The Parthenon | Restoring The Ruin | PBS"). There have been several parts that are found to be incorrect. The marble temple was made of several unique blocks. This implies that every block only fitted into one place of the monumental structure. The first trials of the renovation made mistakes of putting the marble blocks in the wrong places and were not found first. In several articles that report on the reconstruction process since the past, the authors state that some marbles were replaced in the undesired and the wrong place. The papers further state that the blocks were put in an unfair process, such as having iron clamps to hold them up.

The Romans' ancient architecture had the irons in the building of the Parthenon, but they coated the iron to avoid corrosion and other factors. The correction of the mistakes that were done in the previous reconstruction and restoration processes is witnessed. The modern techniques employ modern composition and particles to replace the place of the extinct and unavailable materials that had been first used in building the Parthenon. The structure's preliminary design calls for the extraction of marble from the quarry that the ancient Romans used. ("NOVA | Secrets Of The Parthenon | Restoring The Ruin | PBS") This helps acquire the correct and the same material that was first used by the ancient roman architecture. The current restoration processes tend to employ new strategies that differ from the approaches and procedures witnessed in the past reconstruction attempts. The changes in the past reconstruction brought some compromises that are to be evaded in the current reconstruction procedures.

The modern strategies that are to be used in the restoration process are placed in a manner that the actual representation of the structure can be reversed. Such an action can only be realized with the most modern approaches that are employed in the restoration. The project's reversible ability is to help eradicate and correct mistakes that are likely to be encountered in restoring the Parthenon. This assists in evading the inconveniences that might be caused by entering the wrong materials and structures into the building. The action will also help in actuating and stabilizing the existing system. The archeologists employed in the restoration process help give the exact figures and shapes of the missing materials and components. This will help in the procedures that will lead the strategies to realize the best and actual representation of the ancient structure.

Among the modern ways and strategies to be used in the restoration of the Parthenon, the structure incorporates computer-aided processes ("Healing The Parthenon: Inside The Mammoth Restoration Project - Greece Is"). The actions to be employed in the actual representation of the Parthenon is partly out of human knowledge. To deal with this circumstance, their reconstruction has considered the use of computer software to help reconstruct the images of the pieces and fragments that were once in place. Once the computer software conceives the knowledge and the shape of the materials, it is upon the engineers to compare and contrast the found figures until they find the best. The actual model fits into the structure. Such a process helps derive the exact size and shape of the lost and extinct materials that were first used in the building of the system. Computer imaging techniques give the engineer's ideas and clues of how the real structure shape can be obtained and actuated. This will eradicate the guessing work that had been done by the previous engineers and architects in the process of rebuilding the structure.

During the first and recent reconstructing of the Parthenon, most of the load was handled with handwork and manual techniques. The right modern process of restoring the Parthenon figure employs the use of modern date machines and architecture. This will help ease the job of arranging and lifting the marbles onto their respective places. The employment of cranes and other mechanical devices will help the reconstruction process. The engineers will have the massive marble blocks hoisted to their individual and required level without much effort and fewer incidents. Other modern methods and strategies employed in the reconstruction process will help the engineers have the exact replication and reality of how the ancient Parthenon was built.

The discovery of the tools and the missing materials will be an advantage for the current engineers in their action of rebuilding the Parthenon. These findings will help correct the mistakes and assumptions that most of the previous architects and engineers made. Furthermore, recent discoveries will help ease the job that needs to be done in the reconstruction process. For example, the tools and specific material knowledge will save time, energy, and resources that could have gone to waste to estimate and try unconfirmed materials to be used in the building. Furthermore, the modern process of reconstructing the Parthenon will include the strategies and ways to help the structure stand long and firm. The design and materials used in the recent past reconstruction proved to be failing and unstable. This is witnessed whereby the iron clamps used in supporting the marble blocks get rust, which lowers the reliability and strength of the structure.

The modern study of the ruins' respective figures has led to the discovery of the correct positions and the nature of the materials used in the first construction of the Parthenon. The studies and the researchers have also discovered the corrections that have to be done to the wrong placements of the blocks done in the past attempts to reconstruct the structure. The implementation of modern tools and knowledge will help in the accurate and fast processes of project completion. Some clues are yet to be completed about the reconstruction process and the rebuilding of the great marble temple. ("Healing The Parthenon: Inside The Mammoth Restoration Project - Greece Is") The modern study and research have helped justify the concepts that had been placed about the materials and the positions that the marble portions fit to. However, the study and research have also brought the corrections and challenge to the previous constructions that led to the wrong placement of the marble fittings' parts. The modifications are rectified, and new marble stone blocks to be fitted where the original blocks are unavailable.

Several findings are prevalent in the modern study of rebuilding the Parthenon. The use of current architectural procedures and tools has brought the reality of the pieces used in the first construction of the ancient structure ("Healing The Parthenon: Inside The Mammoth Restoration Project - Greece Is"). Computer-based guidance has enabled engineers and architects to find the right processes and materials that fit best to the ruins of the Parthenon. The study shows that the modern approach will lead to accurate and better reconstruction and the reality of the structure's glory.

In conclusion, the modern approach used in the Parthenon restoration will lead to a successful reality and structure. The aspects that have been put in place will help in the accurate and robust reconstruction of the design. More of the modern discoveries and strategies that will be used deem to have a better appreciation and actuation of how the real structure was during ancient times.

Works Cited

Armstong, Richard. "No. 3078: Restoring of the Parthenon." University of Houston, 26 July 2016, www.uh.edu/engines/epi3078.htm.

Dmitri, Ivan. "Parthenon." HISTORY, 2 Feb. 2018, www.history.com/topics/ancient-greece/parthenon#:~:text=The%20Parthenon%20is%20a%20resplendent,as%20the%20Acropolis%20of%20Athens.

Glassman, Gary. "Restoring the Ruin." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service, 2007, www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/parthenon/rest-nf.html.

Sykka, Iota. "Healing the Parthenon: Inside the Mammoth Restoration Project." Greece Is, 26 Sept. 2017, www.greece-is.com/healing-parthenon-inside-mammoth-restoration-project/.