CONTENTS: Preserving Harisankara
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8
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Foreword
by Niels Gutschow, Erich Theophile and Robt Ranjitkar
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Part I
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22
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The city of Patan
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25
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Historical significance of the temple
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44
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Typological comparison
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49
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The earthquake
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59
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State of repair
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Part II Salvaged Architectural Fragments
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65
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Tympana
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86
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Aedicules
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98
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Panels
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101
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Struts
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149
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Windows
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Part III
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163
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Existing Conditions
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203
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Planning of seismic reinforcements
by Evan Speer
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Reinforcement of the base structure
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212
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Connections between timber columns and their base stones
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223
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Reinforcement of the timber assembly: column-capital-beam
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Part IV The Restoration of Wooden Fragments
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227
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Columns and plates
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245
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Cornices
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255
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Doorways
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289
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Tympana
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307
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Aedicules
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309
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Windows
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316
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Struts
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Part V The Rebuilding Process |
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323 |
The process of repair, restoration and replacement |
327 |
The planning of structural additions by Bijay Basukala, Niels Gutschow, Rohit Ranjitkar, Evan Speer |
332 |
The plinth |
333 |
Restoration of thresholds and carves stone blocks by the University of Applied Arts Vienna |
346 |
The reinforced band below the southern threshold |
349 |
Replacement of carved stone blocks |
355 |
The reinforced band between the sanctum and the outer stone blocks |
359 |
The ground floor (sanctum) level |
379 |
The first tier (lower roof) |
391 |
The second tier (middle roof) |
409 |
The third tier (top roof) and pinnacle |
423 |
Roofing |
440 |
Illumination |
447 |
The pinnacle (gaju) |
458 |
Restoration and placement of the historical idol by the University of Applied Art Vienna |
464 |
Consecration of the new idol |