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TESI DI: FERRARI CLARA - KALIVAS ALESSIA

POLITECNICO DI MILANO

SCUOLA DI ARCHITETTURA E SOCIETA' _ A.A 2015/2016

TITOLO TESI: AMOA_archeological musum of Aphaia

despite its small size,

dominates over the sea

routes between Continental

Greece and the

Peloponnese, the Ionian and

the Aegean Sea.

It’s beauty has the gentleness

of the Attic landscape.

This unspeakable harmony,

this natural charm of Aegina,

its Mediterranean, dry and

healthy climate, all the

LEGENDS and glories of

history enveloping in the

mists of time, the glorious

ruins of the

_General plan of the Island of Aegina

_View from the port of Aegina

TEMPLE OF APOLLO, the prominent TEMPLE OF APHAIA, its churches and monasteries, the small Mistras of PALIAHORA, its golden beaches and cool bays, the neoclassical mansions and traditional houses.

From ancient times, Aegina has been the ideal place for relaxation and spiritual uplifting, a place of artistic INSPIRATION and CONCENTRATION, asceticism and entertainment.

Their assumptions were reinforced by ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS that were found in different locations in the area or in many ancient architectural parts.

The capital city must have been transferred to PALIAHORA around 9th or 10th century, when the inhabitants were forced to leave the castline that was revaged by PIRATES and seek refuge in the island.

|INTRODUZIONE CONOSCITIVA AI PUNTI DI INTERESSE DELL’ISOLA DI AEGINA

_AEGINATHE FIRST CAPITAL OF MODERN GREECE

despite its small size,

dominates over the sea

routes between Continental

Greece and the

Peloponnese, the Ionian and

the Aegean Sea.

It’s beauty has the gentleness

of the Attic landscape.

This unspeakable harmony,

this natural charm of Aegina,

its Mediterranean, dry and

healthy climate, all the

LEGENDS and glories of

history enveloping in the

mists of time, the glorious

ruins of the

_General plan of the Island of Aegina

_View from the port of Aegina

TEMPLE OF APOLLO, the prominent TEMPLE OF APHAIA, its churches and monasteries, the small Mistras of PALIAHORA, its golden beaches and cool bays, the neoclassical mansions and traditional houses.

From ancient times, Aegina has been the ideal place for relaxation and spiritual uplifting, a place of artistic INSPIRATION and CONCENTRATION, asceticism and entertainment.

_AEGINATHE FIRST CAPITAL OF MODERN GREECE

The archeological site of KOLONA is situated very

close to the harbour, on the left

of the disembarkation area and

reflects the age-long history of

the acropolis of ancient Aegina.

VENETIAN sailors named the

hill “Kolona” after the columns of

the ancient temple of Apollo that

served as a SIGN OF

ORIENTATION

ADOLF FURTWANGLER and LOLLING began

archeological excavations in the

19th century.

Also, between 1921 and

1954 G. Welter began

the first systematic

excavation in the

prehistoric town and

temple

_PALIAHORA

On a hill forming a natural fort with an altitude of 355 metres, opposite the monastery of Agios Nektarios lies PALIAHORA,the island’s renowned medieval town and acropolis. According to historians and archeologists of the first half of the 20th century, ancient OIA or OII was once located in the same spot and the Aeginetans worshipped Damia and Auksesia there._Landscape on Aigina island.In the background Palaiochora.

_PALIAHORA

_TEMPIO DI APOLLO: KOLONNA

The archeological site of KOLONA is situated very

close to the harbour, on the left

of the disembarkation area and

reflects the age-long history of

the acropolis of ancient Aegina.

VENETIAN sailors named the

hill “Kolona” after the columns of

the ancient temple of Apollo that

served as a SIGN OF

ORIENTATION

ADOLF FURTWANGLER and LOLLING began

archeological excavations in the

19th century.

Also, between 1921 and

1954 G. Welter began

the first systematic

excavation in the

prehistoric town and

temple

Christos Capralos is one of the most famous greek c o n t e m p o r a r y sculpturers, was born in Panaitolio in November 1909 and died in 1993 He studied painting at the School of Fine Arts in Athens and sculpture in the Academies Grande Chaumieres and Colarossi in Paris.

In 1962 Christos Capralos represented Greece at the Venice Biennale, where he exhibited wrought lead and copper works, which he had created with the ancient technique of cast wax.

_Mother’s sculpture of Christos Capralos

The holy TEMPLE OF TAXIARHES is located in

the area called Sfyrihtres, on

the northen shoulder of

OROS. It was built on the

northwest corner of a

hypostyle hall of the

Hellenistic period (which was

originally believed to be the

temple of Aphaia)

the temple of Aphaia). It

is likely that the Taxiarhes

temple, dated according

to professor N.

Moutsopoulos to the

14th century,used to be

the catholicon of the

monastery of AGIOS NIKOLAOS,the ruins

of which still surround

the church._fragments of the Holy temple of Taxiarhes and plan of the temple of Aphaia.

_THE HOLY TEMPLE OF TAXIARHES.

_Hellanio Oros

viti autofilettanti.

cavi in acciaio inox rimovibili.

cornice in legno.

pannello informativo in Forex (spessore 5mm).

viti autofilettanti.

cavi in acciaio inox rimovibili.

bilanciatore quadrato in piombo

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On a hill forming a natural fort with an altitude of 355 metres, opposite the monastery of Agios Nektarios lies PALIAHORA,the island’s renowned medieval town and acropolis. According to historians and archeologists of the first half of the 20th century, ancient OIA or OII was once located in the same spot and the Aeginetans worshipped Damia and Auksesia there.