scholarly journals Brześć – the city of an eastern borderlands, architecture of the 2nd Republic of Poland

1970 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-101
Author(s):  
Krystyna Paprzyca
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Modern Life ◽  
Object A ◽  
The Past ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
The City

The borderland, often called „ land lost” are becoming the places we often return to in our memories, the need of rediscovering them arises. The past might be described in a different way: through pictures of different life styles, architecture, people, tradition. It is natural they create longing and sorrow caused often by the lack of acceptance of modern life styles. Because borderland towns are located abroad, their architecture, tradition, culture, literature are our cultural heritage and we shall not forget it. The phenomenon of the lack of bond of people and places observed today, makes “places with no soul”. Steering and controlling people, people’s needs, emotions, make a person an object. A man loses oneself, loses one’s soul. Many places are being ruled by a moment, similarity, rush and loneliness There are no history, past in them, there is only the present moment and they are characterized by the similarity. We cannot interpret them and we have no bonds with them.

scholarly journals THE TRACES OF THE PAST: INFORMATIVE TOOLS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF AURELIAN WALLS IN RIONE TESTACCIO

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W15 ◽  
pp. 319-326
Author(s):  
M. G. Cianci ◽  
M. Molinari
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Political Influences ◽  
The Past ◽  
Architectural Styles ◽  
River Stretch ◽  
Ancient City ◽  
Gis Environment ◽  
The City

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Rome has a great cultural heritage, formed by the stratification of styles and political influences from different eras. The different eras and architectural styles that have defined the city in the two millennia of history, make each part unique in its kind. This succession of changes has by necessity led to the denial of some archaeologies that in past ages were pivotal points in the development of the ancient city. The research presented here is intended to analyze and reconstruct the archeology of the river stretch of the Aurelian Walls on the Lungotevere Testaccio partly disappeared from the architectural landscape of the city. The research was set in two main phases, the first based on the two-dimensional study of the lost fabric, focusing on the cartographic study and the digitization of them in the GIS environment. The second one still under development foresees the digitalization of the threedimensional elements detected and the insertion of these within the dedicated platforms.</p>

scholarly journals ROCHAS DO PATRIMÔNIO HISTÓRICO CONSTRUÍDO DE PONTA GROSSA, PR

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Liccardo ◽  
Samara Moleta Alessi ◽  
Mariane Louro de Lima
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Field Survey ◽  
Igneous Rocks ◽  
Late 19Th Century ◽  
Source Areas ◽  
The Past ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
The City ◽  
Source Of Information

ResumoPonta Grossa (PR) foi fundada em 1862 e se localiza na divisa entre o Primeiro Planalto Paranaense (Embasamento Cristalino) e Segundo Planalto Paranaense (rochas ígneas e sedimentares da Bacia do Paraná), apresentando um patrimônio urbanístico especial, construído a partir da geodiversidade local que é característica. Um levantamento das rochas utilizadas na urbanização do centro antigo do município foi realizado, a partir de um mapa de 1920 e pesquisa bibliográfica correlacionada ao levantamento de campo. O conjunto histórico se constitui de um complexo ferroviário instalado em fins do século XIX, praça matriz e arredores, conforme o mapa que apresenta os limites do município até então. As rochas reconhecidas nesse conjunto são provenientes de antigas pedreiras da região e de outras localidades a partir do possível transporte por trem. Pavimentos antigos, blocos de cantaria e detalhes arquitetônicos das edificações tombadas como patrimônio foram analisados e, entre os resultados, um mapa esquemático foi elaborado compilando os dados disponíveis. Muitas calçadas e construções históricas mostraram informações sobre o passado que presenciaram, mas comumente são negligenciadas como fonte de informação e boa parte vem sendo destruída ou descaracterizada. Este estudo aponta a necessidade de preservação e manutenção adequada em algumas calçadas e outros detalhes arquitetônicos. A informação levantada sobre as rochas presentes nas edificações ou sobre as possíveis áreas fonte dos materiais pode subsidiar ações de restauro ou preservação da memória no planejamento urbano, além de constituir um campo para educação patrimonial. Palavras Chave: rochas, patrimônio construído, Ponta GrossaAbstractSTONES OF THE HISTORIC HERITAGE BUILT OF PONTA GROSSA, PR. The city of Ponta Grossa (PR) was founded in 1862 and is located on the border between Paraná Plateau (Crystalline) and Second Plateau of Paraná (sedimentary and igneous rocks of the Paraná Basin), presenting a special urban heritage, built from the local geodiversity. A research about rocks used in the area of old Center was carried out, from a map of 1920 and bibliographical research correlated the field survey. The heritage buildings are constituted by a railway complex installed in the late 19th century, the main church square and its surroundings, as the map used exposes the limits of the municipality (1920). The rocks recognized in this set are from ancient quarries of the region and other places possible coming by train. Antique flooring, masonry blocks and architectural details of old buildings were analyzed and, among the results, a schematic map was put together by compiling available data. Many sidewalks and historical constructions showed information about the past, but commonly are neglected as a source of information and much has been destroyed or mischaracterized. This study points out the need for preservation and proper maintenance on some sidewalks and other architectural details. The information up on the rocks present in the buildings or on carries(possible source areas of materials) can help actions of restoration or memory preservation in urban planning, in addition to be a field for heritage education.Keywords: dimension stones, cultural heritage, Ponta Grossa

scholarly journals MEMÓRIA E SENTIDO A PARTIR DA CIDADE DE SÃO LUÍS DO MARANHÃO

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Antonio José De Araújo Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Literature Survey ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Empirical Reality ◽  
The Past ◽  
The City ◽  
Current Stage ◽  
Selection Of

Em oito de setembro de 2012 a capital do estado do Maranhão, São Luís, completou quatro séculos de existência, o que foi comemorado por toda a sociedade em que relevaram-se as transformações, saudosismo e estágio atual. O objetivo deste artigo é refletir sobre Memória e Sentido enquanto possibilidade de analisar o passado e vislumbrar o futuro dessa Cidade, que desde 1997 é Patrimônio Cultural da Humanidade e encabeça uma região metropolitana. Para tanto, utilizaram-se os seguintes procedimentos metodológicos: levantamento bibliográfico, cartográfico, documental e iconográfico; análise e seleção dos dados e informações obtidos; visita técnica a lugares que outrora e atualmente refletem e/ ou fazem parte do cotidiano da cidade de São Luís; interpretação dos dados e informações obtidos. A partir de três períodos (1612-1950; 1951-1996; e 2000-2010) recorre-se à importância da Memória como forma de revisitar a realidade empírica e apreender o Sentido da conformação da Cidade de São Luís. Concluiu-se que através das memórias da capital maranhense consegue-se analisar elementos e conteúdos, que desvendam as mudanças indicadas na periodização, sendo que no mais recente momento (2010-2016) destacam-se os porquês das substituições de uso do solo, novos hábitos e readaptações, aliados à necessidade do cidadão querer viver bem e cada vez melhor.Palavras-chave: Transformações; Memória; Capital maranhense.MEMORY AND DIRECTION FROM THE CITY OF SÃO LUÍS DO MARANHÃOABSTRACTIn 8 September 2012 the capital of the state of Maranhão, São Luís, completed four centuries of existence, which was celebrated by the whole society in which revealed that the transformations, nostalgia and current stage. The purpose of this article is to reflect on memory and meaning as possible to analyze the past and envision the future of this City, which since 1997 is a Cultural Heritage of Humanity and tops a metropolitan region. To this end, we used the following methods: literature survey, cartographic, documentary and iconographic; analysis and selection of data and information obtained; technical visits to places that once and now reflect and/ or are part of everyday life in the city of São Luís; interpretation of the data and information obtained. From three periods (1612-1950; 1951-1996; and 2000-2010) refers to the importance of memory as a way to revisit the empirical reality and grasp the meaning of the conformation of the city of São Luís. It was concluded that through the memories of the capital of Maranhão achieves to analyze elements and contents, which unveil the changes indicated in the periodization, and in more recent times (2010-2016) there are the whys of replacements of land use, new habits and adaptations, allied to the need of the citizen wanting to live well and better every time.Keywords: Transformations; Memory; Capital of Maranhão.LA MEMORIA Y LA DIRECCIÓN DESDE LA CIUDAD DE SÃO LUÍS DO MARANHÃORESUMENEn 8 de septiembre de 2012, la capital del estado de Maranhão, São Luís, completado cuatro siglos de existencia, que fue celebrado por toda la sociedad en la que reveló que las transformaciones, la nostalgia y la etapa actual. El propósito de este artículo es reflexionar sobre la memoria y significado como sea posible para analizar el pasado y avizorar el futuro de esta ciudad, que desde 1997 es Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad y encabeza una región metropolitana. Para ello, se utilizaron los siguientes métodos: estudio de la bibliografía, cartografía, documentales e iconográficas; análisis y selección de los datos y la información obtenida; visitas técnicas a lugares que una vez y ahora reflejan y/ o son parte de la vida cotidiana en la ciudad de São Luís; la interpretación de los datos y de la información obtenida. A partir de tres períodos (1612-1950; 1951-1996; y 2000-2010) se refiere a la importancia de la memoria como una manera de volver a la realidad empírica y captar el significado de la conformación de la ciudad de São Luís. Se concluyó que a través de los recuerdos de la capital de Maranhão logra analizar elementos y contenidos, que revelan los cambios indicados en la periodización, y en tiempos más recientes (2010-2016) existen los porqués de reemplazos de uso de la tierra, nuevos hábitos y adaptaciones, aliada a la necesidad del ciudadano de querer vivir bien y cada vez mejor.Palabras clave: Transformaciones; Memoria; Capital del estado de Maranhão.

scholarly journals Cities 2020 Preface

2021 ◽  
Vol 778 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Policy Document ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
National University ◽  
Cultural Legacies ◽  
The City

Abstract This year, CITIES seeks to explore the theme ‘BRIDGING THE PAST AND THE FUTURE OF URBAN LANDSCAPE IN ASIA PACIFIC. This theme highlighted the continuity in the city between the past and the future also between legacy and development. The best way to bridge the gap between the past and the future is to help the city to find its identity and what the values to move forward in the future. It is not easy to find one identity even for an individual being, and most of the time, to find their identity, they have to reflect on what happened in the past. Cities that don’t understand their identity and value, will have less ability to choose what kind of development suits them the best. Cities without identity, choose the development solely based on the trends and also the opportunity without considering to preserve their unique identities. If this keeps happening, one day we will walk in the Asia Pacific and all the city will feel the same, taste the same and even smell the same and we have lost our uniqueness that makes people come to our city. This is why, it is important to highlight the theme of BRIDGING THE PAST AND THE FUTURE OF URBAN LANDSCAPE IN ASIA PACIFIC. By bridging the past and the future, we protect our cultural heritage assets and the built expressions of culture, military, economic, and religious forces as well as creating sustainable cities to accelerate our economic and infrastructure growth in a way that will not harm our cultural legacies and societies. For over 50 years, the integral and holistic approach to heritage and urban development has been highlighted in every heritage-related cultural policy document, stressing the need to balance the benefits of socioeconomic and urban development and cultural heritage preservation, and hopefully, this seminar will be one of the key contributors of it. Therefore, the conference presented the keynote speakers from the Australian National University (ANU) and National University of Singapore (NUS) who shared the whole ideas of city’s values and reaching the sustainability in the future. We hope that this conference can stimulate communication, cooperation, information exchanges among participants across countries. List of Conference Photographs, Sponsor Funding Acknowledgements, List of Committees are available in this pdf.

scholarly journals Style Dominants of Didar Amantay Prose

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-481
Author(s):  
Almira K. Kalieva
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Modern Life ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Web Resources ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Internet Portals ◽  
The City ◽  
Intensive Development

The intensive development of information technologies, web resources and literature, Internet portals and Internet publications dictate the demand for small-scale prose genres. New literary trends are reflected in Kazakh national prose in the books of the writer, publicist, screenwriter Didar Amantay. The ecology of consciousness, the modern life of the city, the philosophical issues of life are the current topics of his prose and essay writing. As a representative of postmodernism and poststructuralism, Amantay combines elements of different styles and trends of the past in his work, often with an ironic effect, develops a philosophical direction and a critical analysis of culture and society. A characteristic feature of his style of narration is that the writer freely moves from the comparison of images and motives in the national literatures of the world to the analysis of the Kazakh one, addressing his works of art to an exquisite, intellectual reader.

scholarly journals Kültürel Mirasın İzlerini Kent Müzelerinde Sürmek: Trabzon Müzeleri / Following the Traces of Cultural Heritage Through City Museums: Trabzon Museums

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 668
Author(s):  
Funda Kurak Açıcı ◽  
Zeynep Nilsun Konakoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Social Consciousness ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Cultural Elements ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Times ◽  
The City

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>Cities have existed throughout the history as a combination and conflict of various cultures. The values of citizens are shaped by cultural accumulation that is created from the past to our times. Cultural elements cover a wide scope of fields from science in life to art. The history of the city helps the recognition of the city’s architecture, music, tradition, habits and culture and creates the identity of the city. All of these elements that form a city constitute the cultural heritage of the city. The best witnesses of cultural heritage are city museums which present cities as they are. City museums are one of archive sources that contain all the information that may be gathered about a city. Museums are significant structures that transfer the past to the future, witness all the times experienced by cities and symbolize cities. This study was form around who the structure and culture of a city is reflected by museums, which are the strongest protectors of the cultural heritage of a city. This is why this study discusses the province of Trabzon which has hosted several civilizations from the past to the present and protected its cultural heritage, as well as its city museums. Information and documents were collected in relation to the city museums in the province of Trabzon, and city museums were discussed with the method of field surveys. The city of Trabzon has been covered in the scope of the study with the city’s museums where it preserves its cultural heritage. The museum contributes to the development and strengthening of the social consciousness as well as the transfer of the city’s values, and the values we make us with great care. The purpose of the study is to reveal the extent to which city museums protect the cultural heritage of the city and transfer it to future generations.</p><p><strong>Öz</strong></p><p>Tarih boyunca kentler pek çok kültürün birleşimi ve çatışmasıyla ile var olmuştur.  Kentlilerin sahip oldukları değerler geçmişten günümüze gelen kültürel birikimlerle şekillenir. Kültürel öğeler, yaşam içinde bilimden sanata pek çok alanı kapsamaktadır. Kentin tarihi, mimarisi, müziği, gelenek ve göreneği kenti ve kentin kültürünün tanınmasına yardımcı olur ve kentin kimliğini oluşturur. Kenti meydana getiren tüm bu öğeler, kentin kültürel mirasını temsil eder. Kültürel mirasın izlerinin en iyi tanıkları, onları olduğu gibi sunan kent müzeleridir. Kent müzeleri kente dair elde edilebilecek tüm bilgileri içinde barındıran kentin en önemli arşiv kaynaklarından biridir. Müzeler, kent için geçmişi geleceğe aktaran, kentin tüm zamanlarına tanıklık eden ve kenti simgeleyen önemli yapılardır. Bir kentin kültürel mirasının en güçlü koruyucuları olan müzelerin, kentin yapısını ve kültürünü nasıl yansıttığı bu çalışmanın ana kurgusunu oluşturmaktadır. Bu nedenle geçmişten günümüze birçok medeniyete ev sahipliği yapmış olan Trabzon kenti, kültürel mirasını koruduğu kent müzeleri ile çalışma kapsamında ele alınmıştır. Kent müzeleri şehrin değerlerinin gelecek kuşaklara aktarılmasının yanı sıra, toplum bilincinin gelişip güçlenmesine de katkıda bulunmaktadır. Trabzon kentindeki tüm müzeler bizi bir çatı altında toplayan; tarihimizi, kültürümüzü, gelenek ve göreneğimizi, kısacası bizi biz yapan değerleri büyük bir titizlikle korumaktadır. Çalışmada, literatür araştırması ile kentin müzeleri ile ilgili bilgiler ve belgeler toplanmış ve yerinde gözlem yoluyla da kent müzeleri irdelenmiştir.</p>

Hellenistic literature

2020 ◽  
pp. 90-136
Author(s):  
Anke Walter
Keyword(s):  
Fourth Century ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Apollonius Rhodius ◽  
Continuity And Change ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
Dynamic Time ◽  
Historical Past ◽  
The City

In the Histories, the fourth-century historian Ephorus engages with one of the central aetia of the past: the story of how Apollo founded the oracle in Delphi (F 31b). Ephorus shifts the emphasis from the continuity of archaic time to the more dynamic time of the history of men on earth. In his discussion of the Spartan constitution and its origin (F 149), Ephorus uses aetia to give a nuanced picture of the interplay of continuity and change in human affairs. Callimachus, in the story of Acontius and Cydippe in his Aetia, juxtaposes the reference to the continuity of Acontius’ line with the eventful history of Acontius’ island of Chios, thus raising the question how stable the aetion can actually be. Rather than the aetiological formula, the beauty of the young couple, made immortal in Callimachus’ poetry, guarantees the story’s eternity. In Callimachus’ Hymn to Apollo, aetia are prominent in creating an intense moment of the sacred presence of the god, in which the present moment of the performance is just as much involved as the historical past of the city of Cyrene and the mythical past of Apollo’s deeds on earth. The aetia employed in Apollonius Rhodius’ Argonautica function as hinges between the earlier foundational deeds of the Olympian gods and the new earth-bound time-frame of the Argonauts, which is carefully measured out in terms of the days and nights the Argonauts spend at sea or on land. Overall, however, the aetia of the Argonautica emphasize continuity and eliminate further change, creating a present that is remarkably stable, while being anchored in several layers of the past

scholarly journals An Attitude of Gratitude: Older Japanese in the Hopeful Present

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-71
Author(s):  
Iza Kavedzija
Keyword(s):  
Meaning Making ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Meaningful Life ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Meaningful Existence ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The City

In this article I explore ideas of the good and meaningful life in older age, based on ethnographic research with older Japanese in the city of Osaka. Some of my interlocutors and friends in the field spoke about the approaching end of their life. When speaking about the time remaining, many expressed their sense that the future ‘will somehow turn out [all right]’ (nantonaku). This statement of quiet hope acknowledged change and encapsulated a desire to support others; it also shifted emphasis away from the future. This is not to say that the experience was for my interlocutors primarily marked by an orientation towards the past: by reminiscing and recollection. Inhabiting the moment was equally important. While reminiscing and narrating past events clearly relate to meaning-making, then, what is the role of dwelling in the moment for maintaining a meaningful existence? I will argue that dwelling in the moment allows for the cultivation of an attitude of gratitude, which lends meaning to a life. This attitude of gratitude binds together both reflection on the past and attention to the present moment in its fullness. It also, I suggest, opens up space for a particular kind of hope, grounded in the moment. Thus, the sense of the good and meaningful life that my older friends conveyed encapsulates an attitude of gratitude as a way of inhabiting the present, rather than dwelling in the past or leaping towards the future. 

AESTHETIC VALUES ON TIME LAPSE AND CINEMATIC VIDEOS

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
RUDY W HERLAMBANG ◽  
MOHAMAD SUHARTO ◽  
TRI MARUTAMA ◽  
NADIA SIGI PRAMESWARI
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Object A ◽  
Use Of Time ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The City ◽  
Aesthetic Values ◽  
Time Lapse Video

Perkembangan teknologi maklumat semakin mendorong manusia untuk membangun dan mencipta inovasi. Teknologi dapat mengembangkan potensi manusia dalam mencipta produk moden. Transformasi teknologi yang pesat dari semasa ke semasa dengan meluasnya perkembangan media audiovisual, serta teknik dalam penggambaran video seperti selang masa dan sinematik. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji nilai estetika teknik video selang masa dan sinematik dengan mengambil kajian kes dua video, iaitu Exploring Cultural Heritage: The Old Wall in Solo and The Beauty of the City of Solo (Surakarta). Analisis dilakukan dalam lima aspek, iaitu keunikan idea, isi atau mesej, aspek komunikatif, nilai estetika, dan kualiti teknik penggambaran dan teknik suara. Penulis memfokuskan pada analisis video teknik selang masa dan teknik video sinematik berdasarkan nilai estetik yang muncul. Nilai estetik kedua-dua video dapat dilihat dari penggunaan teknik selang masa yang mendorong perspektif penonton mengenai aktiviti semula jadi dan aktiviti sosial yang berlaku dari sesuatu objek. Setelah disatukan ke dalam projek media audio-visual, keindahan objek dapat dipaparkan. Sebaliknya, perspektif yang dihasilkan melalui teknik video sinematik memberikan rasa objek, iaitu video yang mewakili kemegahan objek warisan budaya dengan sudut tinggi terus bergerak di atas objek. Hal Ini mendorong penonton untuk memperoleh maklumat dan nilai, yang disertakan melalui teknik video selang masa dan teknik video sinematik.   The development of information technology increasingly encourages people to develop and create innovation. Technology can develop human potential in creating a modern product. The rapid technological transformation from time to time is marked by the widespread of developing audiovisual media, as well as by techniques in video shooting such as time lapse and cinematic. This study examines the aesthetic values of time lapse and cinematic video techniques by taking a case study of two videos, namely Exploring Cultural Heritage: The Old Wall in Solo and The Beauty of the City of Solo (Surakarta). Analysis was done in five aspects, namely the uniqueness of ideas, content or message, communicative aspects, aesthetic values, and the quality of shooting and sound techniques. The authors focused on video analysis of time-lapse video technique and cinematic video technique based on aesthetic value which emerge. The aesthetic value of both videos can be seen from the use of time-lapse technique that encourages perspective viewers about the natural and social activities that occur from an object. Having been assembled into an audio-visual media project, the beauty of an object can be projected. On the other hand, the perspective developed through cinematic technique video media is to provide a sense of object, a video that represents the splendor of a cultural heritage object with a high angle continuously moving over the object. This is to lead the audience to be able to obtain messages and values, which are embedded through both time-lapse video technique and cinematic video technique.

scholarly journals Non-metric digital reconstruction of Roman mosaics excavated in the city of Ravenna (Italy)

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (19) ◽  
pp. 66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariapaola Monti ◽  
Giuseppe Maino
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Roman Empire ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
General Public ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Digital Workflow ◽  
Geometric Patterns ◽  
The Past ◽  
Digital Reconstruction ◽  
The City

<p>During the excavations carried out in summer 2011 in Piazza Anita Garibaldi in Ravenna, during construction of the new underground  waste  containers,  five  rooms  decorated  with  mosaic  floors  were  found,  probably  dating back to  the  early Roman Empire (1<sup>st</sup>-2<sup>nd</sup>century AD). The mosaics were removed for restoration and musealisation, however –given the size of the large lacunae-it would not be possible to reintegrate them in a traditional restoration without creating arbitrary reconstructions. Therefore, we opted for a digital reconstruction of the lacunae, attempting virtual restoration hypotheses for the recovered mosaics. Subsequently, it was possible to grasp the trend of the figuration and how it could have appeared in the past. The characteristics of many mosaics, such as the symmetry and the repetition of geometric patterns, make them suitable for both a simulated integration and are construction by the analogies of the pattern. As a matter of fact, we used simple and easily accessible software to perform this work.  The purpose of this digital workflow was to give an example of virtual processing useful for conservators and restorers, as well as for scholars (archaeologists, art historians, etc.) that can be carried out without specific information technology expertise and computer skills. After the images were acquired digitally, we were able to proceed with the reconstruction of the floor, by taking into account the geometric motifs that make up the mosaic assembly and that made the recomposition the most reliable. The virtual restoration also provides the  opportunity  of  simulating  the  type  of  integration  and  the  colour  so  that  scholars,  restorers  and  conservators  may evaluate the final appearance of the work and the different aesthetic choices. The virtual restoration is finally considered an essential tool for the enhancement of cultural heritage.</p><p><strong>Highlights:</strong></p><ul><li><p>An example of virtual restoration is presented relevant to Roman mosaics recently found in Ravenna (Italy).</p></li><li><p>A simulated integration by the analogies of the geometric patterns present in the mosaics allows a reliable reconstruction.</p></li><li><p>Virtual restoration results in a useful tool for enhancement, knowledge and improvement of understanding of mosaics by the general public.</p></li></ul>

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