Scientific Papers Series B Horticulture

The pergolas are preserved in a relatively goodcondition and they have not been moved orreplaced. We propose that the pergolas beconserved in the future and only minor repairsbe conducted at this moment.On both sides of the circular alley are placed 2kind of stone slabs, also arranged in sequencesaccording to the symmetry design of theRotunda. Alike pergolas, the stone slabs are ina good condition so we consider that onlyminor repairs are to be conducted at thismoment and conservation over time is needed.- Wrought iron pergolas and stone slabsFigure 12. Please protect the Rotunda!Figure 11. Pergolas and stone slabsDamages/DeteriorationsEither it came to damages or deteriorations,lack of experience and lack of concern madethe Rotunda to degrade over time. Newinstallations were added without approval fromspecialists and thus they destroyed the image ofthe composition. While new elements wereadded, old ones were left to deteriorate andpanels with messages for preserving the gardenwere just placed to hide the true nature of thedamages, as shown in the pictures below.369CONCLUSIONSFigure 13. Framing damagesOur research revealed the way the Rotunda wasdesigned by Friedrich Rebhun and how itpresents itself today. Lack of interest and ofexperience, combined with uninspiredmeasures taken inside the Rotunda badlydeteriorated most of this composition.However, the fact that there are still numerouselements that have not yet been damagedbeyond repair give a chance for specialists torestore the Writer’s Rotunda.Immediate actions are needed in order to savenot only this composition, but the entireCismigiu Garden.Our own restoration proposal is based on aminimum of actions, but all of them arenecessary in order to bring back the old imageand atmosphere in this part of the garden.Beside the proposals we made for everyelement of the Rotunda we emphasize that it istotally necessary to remove all the newelements that do not belong to the originaldesign, and we recommend, according to theFlorence Charta, that the entire garden tobenefit from a special visiting program.