Decay Assessment of Stone-Built Cultural Heritage: The Case Study of the Cosenza Cathedral Façade (South Calabria, Italy)

This study aims to assess the different decay phenomena affecting Cosenza Cathedral façade (Calabria, South Italy) through evaluation of relative damage indices. For this goal, a multidisciplinary approach was applied exploiting both nondestructive and microdestructive techniques. Such combination enabled proposing an intervention priority scale that can be helpful institutions when planning prompt restoration intervention. The results suggest efficiency obtain diagnostic conservation system for management valorization Cultural Heritage also in terms monitoring, maintenance, selection most suitable procedures over time.