THE SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS FOR THE RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE FACILITIES (AL-ZA`FAREN PALACE)

Document Type : Original Article

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Department of Glass, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University, Egypt

Abstract

In Egypt, there are many heritage facilities that contain within them many ancient works that carry from the aesthetic and functional components, which makes them unique in their characteristics, which are not rivalled in terms of shape and accuracy of construction except for the Palace of Versailles in France, including by way of example but not limited to the palace of Al-Zayman Arn, the building in the Gothic and Baroque style The palace is located inside the University of Amin Shams in Abbasiya, and it dates back to the year of its establishment in the year 0781 AD, and it is an architectural complex consisting of three floors in addition to an underground floor, and the design includes some of the art of copper, gold and glass composed with lead, as well as its coloured skins in the colours of the sky.

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