Atelier Pummer GmbH

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Mohammed Mosque, Baku, Azerbaijan

limestone, UNESCO World Heritage Site, 11th century

Exterior and interior restoration, vacuum preservation of minaret

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

Project period: 2010

Location: Baku, Azerbaijan

Technologies

South facade, before preservation — (1) South facade, before preservation

South facade, after preservation — (2) South facade, after preservation

Minaret, before preservation — (3) Minaret, before preservation

Minaret, after preservation — (4) Minaret, after preservation

South view, illumination — (5) South view, illumination

red marked = vacuum technology. Deep stone decay at the cupola, the balcony, the stalactites and script-ribbon — (6) red marked = vacuum technology. Deep stone decay at the cupola, the balcony, the stalactites and script-ribbon

The Azerbaijan limestone has very slow capillary activity and does not absorb stone strengthener by itself during flushing treatment — (7) The Azerbaijan limestone has very slow capillary activity and does not absorb stone strengthener by itself during flushing treatment

Vacuum treatment in segments, one by one can achieve a penetration depth of > 100 mm with silicic acid ester 520E,VKF (52 % gel deposition rate). — (8) Vacuum treatment in segments, one by one can achieve a penetration depth of > 100 mm with silicic acid ester 520E,VKF (52 % gel deposition rate).

South facade, before preservation — (1) South facade, before preservation

South view, illumination — (5) South view, illumination

South facade, after preservation — (2) South facade, after preservation

red marked = vacuum technology. Deep stone decay at the cupola, the balcony, the stalactites and script-ribbon — (6) red marked = vacuum technology. Deep stone decay at the cupola, the balcony, the stalactites and script-ribbon

Minaret, before preservation — (3) Minaret, before preservation

The Azerbaijan limestone has very slow capillary activity and does not absorb stone strengthener by itself during flushing treatment — (7) The Azerbaijan limestone has very slow capillary activity and does not absorb stone strengthener by itself during flushing treatment

Minaret, after preservation — (4) Minaret, after preservation

Vacuum treatment in segments, one by one can achieve a penetration depth of > 100 mm with silicic acid ester 520E,VKF (52 % gel deposition rate). — (8) Vacuum treatment in segments, one by one can achieve a penetration depth of > 100 mm with silicic acid ester 520E,VKF (52 % gel deposition rate).

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