DOI issue:
Egypt
DOI article:Kaczorowska, Teresa; Michiewicz, Mieczysław: Restoration work in the solar cult complex of the temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.42093#0285
DEIR EL-BAHARI
EGYPT
formation in which it was cut originally due
to weathering and erosion that this rock is
highly susceptible to. The south wall of the
court was preserved to about mid-height and
was reconstructed to full height during
preservation work conducted in the 1980s. It
was made of red brick in the layer technique
with a void inside. The face was lined with
concrete slabs set in lime-cement mortar
made using large-grain aggregate. The niche
in this wall was reconstructed with missing
blocks replaced by newly-cut ones. The west
wall is one of the few temple walls preserved
almost intact. The mission directed by
E Pawlicki dismounted the wall, examined it
and rebuilt it with appropriate structural
reinforcement. The sun altar was the only
part of the complex studied comprehen-sively
in the past (Karkowski 2003: 39-41 and 126)
and subjected to extensive conservation work.
PREPARING FOR THE RESTORATION
The adoption of specific methods
conditions any proper restoration of
historic monuments. The first step in the
process is a comprehensive study of the
feature and this has been ongoing over the
years, ever since Polish teams started work
on the temple. Archaeological, architectural
and egyptological documentation has been
Fig 1. The Upper Terrace of the Temple ofHatshepsut in the end of the 19 th century
(Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York)
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EGYPT
formation in which it was cut originally due
to weathering and erosion that this rock is
highly susceptible to. The south wall of the
court was preserved to about mid-height and
was reconstructed to full height during
preservation work conducted in the 1980s. It
was made of red brick in the layer technique
with a void inside. The face was lined with
concrete slabs set in lime-cement mortar
made using large-grain aggregate. The niche
in this wall was reconstructed with missing
blocks replaced by newly-cut ones. The west
wall is one of the few temple walls preserved
almost intact. The mission directed by
E Pawlicki dismounted the wall, examined it
and rebuilt it with appropriate structural
reinforcement. The sun altar was the only
part of the complex studied comprehen-sively
in the past (Karkowski 2003: 39-41 and 126)
and subjected to extensive conservation work.
PREPARING FOR THE RESTORATION
The adoption of specific methods
conditions any proper restoration of
historic monuments. The first step in the
process is a comprehensive study of the
feature and this has been ongoing over the
years, ever since Polish teams started work
on the temple. Archaeological, architectural
and egyptological documentation has been
Fig 1. The Upper Terrace of the Temple ofHatshepsut in the end of the 19 th century
(Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York)
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