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The First Ancient Theatre of Larissa, is one of the largest and most important theatres of Greece, situated in the centre of the modern city of Larissa, in the Region of Thessaly. Its unearthing and restoration have been a long and demanding process spanning almost half a century. In recent years, its restoration has been possible through European co-funded projects, which have also allowed the application of new technologies in designing and executing restoration works. In the current paper, the restoration of the main theatre is discussed, focusing on the challenges that arose during the repositioning of 350 ancient marble seats, 299 of which were repositioned to their original or corresponding positions, as well as the installation of 240 new marble seats, according to the approved restoration study. Also, the new technologies that were implemented in designing and producing the new marble seats are showcased, featuring photogrammetry methods, 3d laser scanning and point cloud imaging as well as CNC machining.
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The activity presented was conducted under the Project “Restoration of the first Ancient Theater of Larissa – Phase E” that is co-financed by the European Union (European Regional Development Fund – ERDF) and Greek national funds through the Regional Operational Program Thessaly 2014–2020 of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 2014–2020.
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Karagkounis, D.L., Tsanaktsidou, S.D. (2023). The Restoration of the Main Theatre of the First Ancient Theatre of Larissa, Greece, Assisted by 3D Technologies. In: Moropoulou, A., Georgopoulos, A., Ioannides, M., Doulamis, A., Lampropoulos, K., Ronchi, A. (eds) Transdisciplinary Multispectral Modeling and Cooperation for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage. TMM_CH 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1889. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42300-0_2
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