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Qoşa Qala / Double city gate north, Baku, Azerbaijan

Historic Old Town "Icheri Sheher", 13th – 14th century (Silk Route), weir system with two flanking, crenellated semicircular towers and battlements, two entry gates with overlying cast openings "Maschikulis", approx. 1000 m² surface of stone blocks

Conservation and static renovation in situ, stabilisation of the battlements and archways's merlons made with historical building technology, crafted reconstructions, contemporary sealings of the mural crowns with lead and polymeric material

Client: Administration of Baku Historic Old Town "Icheri Sheher"

Project period: 2018 - 2019

Location: Administration of Baku Historic Old Town "Icheri Sheher"

Technologies

Double city gate north of Qoşa Gala, pre-state
(1) Double city gate north of Qoşa Gala, pre-state
Double city gate north of Qoşa Gala, pre-state
(2) Double city gate north of Qoşa Gala, pre-state
Double city gate north of Qoşa Gala, pre-state
(3) Double city gate north of Qoşa Gala, pre-state
Double city gate north of Qoşa Gala, Arabic inscription
(4) Double city gate north of Qoşa Gala, Arabic inscription
Double city gate north of Qoşa Gala, guard´s walkway after completion
(5) Double city gate north of Qoşa Gala, guard´s walkway after completion
Double city gate north of Qoşa Gala, gate entrance after completion
(6) Double city gate north of Qoşa Gala, gate entrance after completion
Double city gate nördlich of Qoşa Gala, view from inside after completion
(7) Double city gate nördlich of Qoşa Gala, view from inside after completion
Double city gate north of Qoşa Gala, view from outside after completion
(8) Double city gate north of Qoşa Gala, view from outside after completion

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