Mosque trenches after conservation
- Description:
- Mosque trenches after conservation
- Physical Description:
- 10 Photographs and color slides
- Author:
- Vincent, Robert, Saunders, Shari, and Dobrowolski, Jaroslow
- Date Created:
- 1998-1999
- Collection:
- Al-Salih Tala'i Drainage System Project
- Location:
- Historic Cairo
- Time Period:
- Fatimid Dynasty
- Topic:
- Al-Salih Tala'i Mosque and Islamic architecture
- Cultural Object:
- Trenches, Trenches, Trenches, and Trenches
- Fieldwork activities:
- trenches, trenches, trenches, and trenches
- Genre:
- color photographs
- Creative Commons License:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- Rights Statement:
- Users must agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the CC BY NC SA license before using ARCE materials and must provide the following credit line: "Reproduction courtesy of the American Research Center in Egypt, Inc. (ARCE). This project was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)."
- Project History:
- Groundwater has adversely affected the trenches of the mosque of Al-Salih Tala'i for several decades, impacting the structural integrity of the mosque's ancient walls. Under the auspices of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), Dr. Kamal Hefny conducted a feasibility study and field investigations in order to assess the groundwater conditions in the Al Salih Tala’i Mosque, evaluate the proficiency of a previously proposed project for dewatering and installation of a new tile drain system for Al-Salih Tala'i, and assess its potential impacts on the mosque’s foundation. Dr. Hefny also conducted further inspections and studies to evaluate the installation of newer tile drains for Al-Salih Tala'i and the improvement of the surrounding area sewage system. The feasibility study and the field investigations were made possible with the support of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (formerly the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities)
- Funding Agency:
- The feasibility study and the field investigations for assessing the groundwater conditions in the Al Salih Tala’i Mosque were made possible with funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Grant No. 263-0000-G-00-3089-00 and administered by the Egyptian Antiquities Conservation Project (EAP) of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).