Germany – Building construction work – Vergoldung Kuppel

The Linderhof Palace, Moorish Kiosk Restoration of Roof and Facades Here: Gilding of Dome

In the park of Linderhof Palace, the so-called Moorish Kiosk is being restored. The object in question is the oldest still existing exhibition building (1867). The Moorish Kiosk, crowned with corner turrets and a central dome at 12 m height, has a base area of approximately 9 m x 9 m. The cast-iron frame structure is braced with iron struts, square timbers and plasterboard. The facade is clad with approximately 2,000 ornate bronze, zinc and cast-iron plates, which are elaborately gilded. The Exedra is an addition that was only added during the assembly in Linderhof in 1876. The aim of the current work is the fundamental restoration of all elements of the exterior and the structural components. In the process, damage is to be repaired, the statics are to be improved and the surface is to be newly coated. The existing coating contains lead minium and lead white. In addition, preventive measures for the protection of the building are to be integrated into the work. The renovation is roughly divided into four sections with an annual processing of one facade each in the north, west and east. The southern entrance facade requires a little longer due to special on-site processing. During the work, a rhythm results from the dismantling of the facade plates in the autumn, their processing in the workshop of the commissioned restorers and the subsequent reassembly in the summer of the following year. Offset by half a year and parallel to this, the two-year restoration of the roof areas under a temporary weather protection scaffold, as well as the renovation of the staircase and the damaged plaster of the retaining wall, will take place.