Khwaja Parsa Complex Conservation - <div>The mausoleum, holding an important place in the historic fabric of the region, was&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 14px;">repeatedly repaired, renovated, and expanded since its original construction.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">However, interventions were not thorough, and were sometimes harmful to the&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">original structure of the mausoleum. With support from the German Federal Foreign&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">Office, in 2011 the Aga Khan Trust for Culture commenced a project to undertake&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">comprehensive restoration and stabilization of the Khwaja Parsa Shrine with respect&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">to its historic character.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">The final report documents the approach, methodology and processes employed by the Aga Khan Cultural Services-Afghanistan to restore this important monument.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Source</span>: Aga Khan Trust for Culture</span></div>
Restoration and Stabilization of the Khwaja Parsa Shrine Final Report
Type
report
Year
2014
The mausoleum, holding an important place in the historic fabric of the region, was repeatedly repaired, renovated, and expanded since its original construction. However, interventions were not thorough, and were sometimes harmful to the original structure of the mausoleum. With support from the German Federal Foreign Office, in 2011 the Aga Khan Trust for Culture commenced a project to undertake comprehensive restoration and stabilization of the Khwaja Parsa Shrine with respect to its historic character. 

The final report documents the approach, methodology and processes employed by the Aga Khan Cultural Services-Afghanistan to restore this important monument. 

Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture
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Aga Khan Cultural Service - Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
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