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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: Administration of Baku Historic Old Town "Icheri Sheher"

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).

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