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Nov 2013
- Dec 2015
Conservation and rehabilitation
COMPLETED
DOME OF SHAJAR AL-DURR CONSERVATION PROJECT
Nov 2013 – Dec 2015; funded by the American Research Centre in Egypt with additional funding from the Barakat Trust – ...
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About The Project

Nov 2013 – Dec 2015; funded by the American Research Centre in Egypt with additional funding from the Barakat Trust – UK.

 

Built in 1250 AD by Egypt’s only female ruler during the Islamic period, its unique features include its glass mosaic mihrab – the only intact example of its kind in Egypt – and the intricate vegetal and geometric decorations on the interior walls, uncovered for the first time by Athar Lina’s conservation team.

Main conservation activities included:

  • Masonry repair such as grouting, crack repair, brick exchange, removal of cement plaster, and desalting.
  • Conservation of carved stucco.
  • Revealing and conserving the decorative interior of painted stucco.
  • Conservation of wood included the painted inscription frieze and reused carved frieze dating from the Fatimid period.
  • Interior and exterior plaster work.
  • Information signs focusing on the history of the building and on the conservation work.

Shajar al-Durr Dome continued to be used by Athar Lina Initiative as a venue for social and cultural activities in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Activities include film screenings, local crafts exhibitions, heritage education and storytelling performances and are part of the heritage education and heritage industries programs.

Check this article by ARCE about the project.


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Conservation and rehabilitation
Nov 2013
- Dec 2015
Conservation and rehabilitation
COMPLETED

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ONGOING Jan 2016 - Apr 2021
Conservation and rehabilitation
DOME OF SHAJAR AL-DURR CONSERVATION PROJECT
Nov 2013 – Dec 2015; funded by the American Research Centre in Egypt with additional funding from the Barakat Trust – ...
img
About The Project

Nov 2013 – Dec 2015; funded by the American Research Centre in Egypt with additional funding from the Barakat Trust – UK.

 

Built in 1250 AD by Egypt’s only female ruler during the Islamic period, its unique features include its glass mosaic mihrab – the only intact example of its kind in Egypt – and the intricate vegetal and geometric decorations on the interior walls, uncovered for the first time by Athar Lina’s conservation team.

Main conservation activities included:

  • Masonry repair such as grouting, crack repair, brick exchange, removal of cement plaster, and desalting.
  • Conservation of carved stucco.
  • Revealing and conserving the decorative interior of painted stucco.
  • Conservation of wood included the painted inscription frieze and reused carved frieze dating from the Fatimid period.
  • Interior and exterior plaster work.
  • Information signs focusing on the history of the building and on the conservation work.

Shajar al-Durr Dome continued to be used by Athar Lina Initiative as a venue for social and cultural activities in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Activities include film screenings, local crafts exhibitions, heritage education and storytelling performances and are part of the heritage education and heritage industries programs.

Check this article by ARCE about the project.

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