"Strategic Intervention for the Restoration of Damages Caused by the 1999 Earthquake at the Byzantine Church of Agios Petros, in Eastern Attica, Greece."
Actions
The Structural and Architectural state of the monument
The main objective for the small church was mainly to reassure the necessary structural behaviour on static and dynamic forces. In addition to that the restoration of the morphology and the integrity of the church was absolutely essential.
The numerous inappropriate interventions made in the 1980’s, including the demolition of the west wall, were the main reasons to proceed to an architectural restoration.
The necessity for a structural reinforcement derives out of the strike by the earthquake of September 1999.
Structure of monument
The main goals of the restoration works is the restoration of the structural integrity, the refurbishment of the shape and the forms of the building as well as the protection of the rain and ground water and the improvement of the near environment of the building. In order to achieve these goals the actions that will be undertaken are the following:
- Removal of all the newer and inappropriate additions.
- Reconstruction of the demolished west wall.
- Improvement of the integrity of the walls and the vault, by sealing the cracks and reinforcing the masonry.
- Reinstating and improvement of the structural integrity (see further bellow)
- Replacement-Reconstruction of the tiled roof and application of water proofing layers with breathing capabilities.
- Reduce of the rising humidity at the foundation, by acceptable (for a monument) admixtures in the cement and pointing mortars.
