Conservation and Restoration of the Agate Rooms of the Summer Park Pavilion “Cold Bath” in Tsarskoye Selo in 2009-2013

Authors

  • Natalia Fomicheva Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47451/her2020-08-001

Keywords:

agate rooms, cold bath, complex conservation, restoration

Abstract

The relevance of the topic lies in the fact that, due to their age and technical condition, cultural World Heritage sites periodically need conservation and restoration due to aging of the base and finishing materials, binders, instability of the indoor microclimate and the impact of force majeure circumstances on them. In this article, the author introduces the reader to the topic of conservation and restoration of interiors of the 18th century of the unique monument of the Agate Rooms of the Cold Bath pavilion, in the decoration of the walls of the interiors of which natural ornamental stones are used: jasper of different colors of the Altai and Ural deposits. The technique of finishing the interiors of the second floor with natural stone, its conservation and restoration, carried out professionally according to specially compiled individual methods, can be useful to restorers of the world community engaged in finishing works of decorative applied art with natural stone and their restoration.

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Author Biography

  • Natalia Fomicheva

    Artist-Restorer of Gilding of the Highest Category, Restorer of DAA Works, Art Critic, Art Expert, Honorary Restorer of St. Petersburg, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation

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Published

2025-04-06

How to Cite

Conservation and Restoration of the Agate Rooms of the Summer Park Pavilion “Cold Bath” in Tsarskoye Selo in 2009-2013. (2025). European Scientific E-Journal, 1, 149–181. https://doi.org/10.47451/her2020-08-001

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