Anastylosis
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Anastylosis is an architectural conservation term for a reconstruction technique whereby a ruined building or monument is re-erected using the original architectural elements to the greatest degree po
Celsus Library in Ephesus (Turkey), anastylosis carried out 1970–1978
Anastylosis in Temple of Garni, Armenia
Anastylosis of the Propylaia in the Acropolis of Athens, where new elements are clearly identifiable at the ionian capitals and architrave.
A monumental gateway Tetrapylon (built 200 AD), Aphrodisias, Turkey
Buddhas of Bamiyan
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The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two monumental Buddhist reliefs in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan, carved possibly around the 6th-century. Located 130 kilometres to the northwest of Kabul, at an elevat
Anastylosis
…Frauenkirche, Dresden The Buddhas of Bamyan in Afghanistan which were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 are under consideration for anastylosis. Archaeologists have estimated that as much as 50…
Buddha of Bamiyan
Smaller 38 m "Eastern" Buddha of Bamiyan, built between 544 to 595 CE