DOI article:
Dobrowolski, Jarosław: Cairo 1993/94, Polish-Egyptian mission for islamic architecture, Amir Kebir Qurqumas project
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joints, fixing loose masonry and replacing fallen lintels. Missing
parts of walls and vaults are presently being restored, with an
eventual aim to insulate the structure from rainwater and render it
structurally safe. Upon cleaning the rubble numerous potsherds
were discovered, with an interestingly high percentage of genuine
Chinese porcelain. Remnants of original staircases were discovered
and examined.
THE AREA OF THE WESTERN ENTRANCE
AND ADJOINING ROOMS
The ^r's original entrance was unblocked and the outer
stairs were reconstructed according to preserved remnants. A roof
was constructed over the upper storey toilet area (this involved
restoring the uppermost parts of the walls), and a roofcover was
installed over the qubba's southern vestibule. The whole complex
has thus been put under roof. Repairs of faulty old roofcovers will
remain the Mission's concern for the future. Small-scale
STRUCTURAL REPAIRS were undertaken all through the
season: (a) in places posing serious structural hazards and (b) with
an aim to prepare interiors for facing with marble. Eroded stone
blocks were replaced in the endangered places, the most important
being pillars and lintels in the mar/niM's western /iwan. The
damaged stone vault over the wazwa/c niche in the entrance
vestibule was repaired and water-insulated. The badly deteriorated
wooden overhanging roof over the (rq/rq/) was restored.
WOODWORK
Original decorated wooden panels from the ceiling of the
w^wva's western had been taken down for conservation in
1992 and were treated by a team from the SCA's Fine Restoration
Department. They were cleaned mechanically and with
alcohol-soaked tampons, the disintegrating parts of wooden boards
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parts of walls and vaults are presently being restored, with an
eventual aim to insulate the structure from rainwater and render it
structurally safe. Upon cleaning the rubble numerous potsherds
were discovered, with an interestingly high percentage of genuine
Chinese porcelain. Remnants of original staircases were discovered
and examined.
THE AREA OF THE WESTERN ENTRANCE
AND ADJOINING ROOMS
The ^r's original entrance was unblocked and the outer
stairs were reconstructed according to preserved remnants. A roof
was constructed over the upper storey toilet area (this involved
restoring the uppermost parts of the walls), and a roofcover was
installed over the qubba's southern vestibule. The whole complex
has thus been put under roof. Repairs of faulty old roofcovers will
remain the Mission's concern for the future. Small-scale
STRUCTURAL REPAIRS were undertaken all through the
season: (a) in places posing serious structural hazards and (b) with
an aim to prepare interiors for facing with marble. Eroded stone
blocks were replaced in the endangered places, the most important
being pillars and lintels in the mar/niM's western /iwan. The
damaged stone vault over the wazwa/c niche in the entrance
vestibule was repaired and water-insulated. The badly deteriorated
wooden overhanging roof over the (rq/rq/) was restored.
WOODWORK
Original decorated wooden panels from the ceiling of the
w^wva's western had been taken down for conservation in
1992 and were treated by a team from the SCA's Fine Restoration
Department. They were cleaned mechanically and with
alcohol-soaked tampons, the disintegrating parts of wooden boards
23