Conservation and Restoration — Amphitheatre within the Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa Archaeological Site


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Conservation and restoration project for the ancient amphitheatre at Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, with reversible and minimally invasive interventions designed in direct relation to the monument and its public use.

Context

The amphitheatre at Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa is part of the first Roman city founded in the new province of Dacia and represents one of the most important public constructions preserved on the site. The historical and archaeological value of the ensemble requires an attentive, compatible, and reversible intervention.

Intervention

The objective was to stabilise and coherently restore the historic structure, while also recovering its role as a public space. The solution included new seating tiers in an independent steel structure, separated from the monument.

ARMIST role

ARMIST collaborated with the structural designer of record throughout the design stages and in the technical assistance provided during execution.