KVPT’s Patan Darbar Earthquake Response Campaign - Work to Date - September 2016

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South Taleju tower above Mul Cok
courtyard immediately after the
2015 earthquake, as seen looking
south from Mul Cok’s north wing
roof. Roof tile removed for the earlier
project was yet to be reinstalled
on Mul Cok south wing roof,
which suffered minor damage when
the gajura and upper roof fell and
were wedged between Mul Cok and
Sundari Cok roofs. The top tier is
visible in this photo to the right of
the tower, with the gajura stepped
base resting on the Mul Cok south
wing roof.
KVPT, April, 2015
Repairs after the 2015 Earthquake
The structure of the fallen upper roof remained intact
when it fell, landing astride the roofs of Sundari Cok
North Wing and Mul Cok South Wing. The repair
scope was to first lower the fallen pieces to the ground
and store them inside pending restoration and reinstallation
at the top of the rooftop temple. Once damage
was repaired, the agam was reinstalled, and roofing below
which was damaged by the fall of the top tier, or
removed for scaffolding installation, was repaired or replaced.
Because there was an open permit for construction
on the agam, the slow bureacracy was avoided and
the entire project was completed less than a year and a
half after the earthquake. This might seem to be a long
time out of context; but in the post-earthquake Kathmandu
Valley, it was completed before it was even possible
to obtain permits for new preservation projects.
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South Taleju tower (at right) with
damaged top tier, with the fallen
top tier roof resting in front of the
tower on the Mul Cok roof below,
shortly after the April 25, 2015
earthquake. The damage to the
North Taleju tower can be seen at
the upper left in this photo.
KVPT, April, 2015
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