Select Problems in the Conservation of Historical Buildings in the Hue Citadel in Vietnam Cover Image

Niektóre problemy występujące przy konserwacji zabytkowych budynków na terenie cytadeli w Hue w Wietnamie
Select Problems in the Conservation of Historical Buildings in the Hue Citadel in Vietnam

Author(s): Jerzy Ważny, Adam Krajewski
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts
Published by: Krajowy Ośrodek Badań i Dokumentacji Zabytków
Keywords: State Enterprise: the Ateliers for the Conservation of Historical Monuments; Mieu temple in Vietnam; Ta Vu pavilion; Vietnam wartime devastation and post–war neglect

Summary/Abstract: In December 1996 – March 1997, the State Enterprise: the Ateliers for the Conservation of Historical Monuments conducted work in the The Mieu temple and the Ta Vu pavilion in Hue (Central Vietnam). The authors outlined the scale of conservation problems caused by the size of the Citadel in Hue as well as enormous wartime devastation and post–war neglect. The article discusses difficulties connected with specific climatic conditions, material, the rapid succession of vegetation (including trees and shrubs) and traditional architectonic solutions, conducive for the biodegradation of buildings. The authors consider assorted species of fungi (Serpula lacrymans, Poria medullaris, Phlebiopsis gigantae, Antrodia serialis, Peniophora purpurea, - Gloeophyllum trabeum, Pholiota adiposa, Schizophyllum commune and Trichoderma viridae) and insects, especially termites (Odontotermes hainanensis and Coptotermes formosanus), harmful for timber.

  • Issue Year: 1999
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 450-459
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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