Architectural History

Lost and found again: Rediscoveries extending the knowledge on the substructures of the ‘Gurnellia’ in Pergamon

The 2025 reexamination of Pergamon’s ‘Gurnellia’ clarified its Roman Imperial substructures — vaulted terraces, cistern adaptations, and monumental stair elements — by integrating new surveys with early 20th-century plans. Rediscovered arches and detailed documentation now allow coherent reconstruction of this key connecting architectural complex on the city’s southwestern slope.