CIPA 2003 XIX th International Symposium, 30 September - 04 October, 2003, Antalya, Turkey
Figures 1-2 - The temple Augustus - Details of the southern
wall and of the entrance gate encaged in scaffoldings
The last known measurements have been published in Berlin by
M. Schede and D. Krencker, in 1936 (Der Tempel in Ankara).
We carried out the photogrammetric survey of all the engraved
walls, covering an area of approximately 40 square meters. A
photographic documentation of the monument complex have
been also produced with regard especially for the architectural
features of the building to publish a much-needed new
interpretation of the complex (archaeologist B. Pinna Caboni).
The virtual cast of the complex, obtained by non-aggressive and
non-intrusive techniques is already available to historians and
researchers. (Botteri et al., 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003).
Figure 3. A sample of the plotting of the epigraph. The
deterioration of the surface is clearly visible
A complete topographic and photogrammetric survey of the
whole complex was performed in 2000. In figure 5 the plotting
of both sides of the walls (46 models).
The updated plan was then derived, the 3D line plotting of the
walls, a wire-frame model of the monument has already been set
up, figures 5, 6, 7, 8 (Botteri et al. 2002 a, b), allowing technical
static knowledge: for instance the left lateral wall is out of
vertical by more than half of the width of the wall.
Figure 4. The 3d plotting of the walls of the temple
The rectified photomosaic of the walls has been added as texture
to the plotted walls for a complete knowledge of the monument
regarding the deterioration map in view of the restoration of the
inscriptions. The animated visualisation of the temple gives a
better understanding for researchers and for the possible
restoration project (Fangi et al 2002); the WRML interactive
virtual tour displays a related GIS for the complete knowledge of
the monument (Malinvemi et al. 2002).
Figure 5. The plan of the temple