Exterior of shelter after construction
- Description:
- In order to protect the mosaics within their original context, a 15 x 12 m shelter was built to prevent damage from detrimental atmospheric factors, especially rainwater. The shelter protects the mosaic floors from direct sunshine (staving the risk of thermal expansion) and possible damage from visitors. As they are situated 1.5 m below ground level, a footbridge was constructed for viewers. There are no internal supports to conflict aesthetically with the remaining ancient ruins. The shelter's outer wall was designed to adjust to the existing walls of the Byzantine building. In places where the walls did not survive or were preserved in lower course, new walls made of security glass panels were introduced. For more details on the shelter design, refer to the Final Report or the Progress Reports.
- Date:
- May 1999 - April 2000
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Photographer:
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Brock, Edwin
Vincent, Robert
Dobrowolski, Jaroslaw - Collection:
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Villa of the Birds Mosaic Conservation