EGU24-13460, updated on 09 Mar 2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-13460
EGU General Assembly 2024
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Identification of deterioration factors and diagnosis of the “Dar lqadi” or “Bîmâristân de Sala” facade, Sala, Morocco.

Siham Belhaj1, Omaima Esssaad Belhaj2, Aziz Rhffari3, and Boutaina Erraoui4
Siham Belhaj et al.
  • 1ENAM,LGCE, Rabat, Morocco (siham.ellayl.belhaj@gmail.com)
  • 2Radiations and Nuclear Systems Laboratory, Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Tetouan, Morocco (omaimaessaad.belhaj@gmail.com )
  • 3Fondation de la Mosquée Hassan II, Académie des Arts Traditionnels, Casablanca, Morocco (azizraffari01@gmail.com)
  • 4Fondation de la Mosquée Hassan II, Académie des Arts Traditionnels, Casablanca, Morocco (boutaina.err@gmail.com)

The mâristân of Sala, better known under the names of Funduq Askour or Dar el Qadi is an ancient medical school located in Sala, Morocco, which was built during the Marinid era in the mid-14th century. In turn mâristân (hospital or hospice), foundouq (caravanserai) then sharia court, it ended up being transformed into a traditional music museum.
The mâristân of Sala was built according to Andalusian architecture, in this work we will dissect the architectural layout of the building firstly then we will identify the traditional construction materials that exist on the site such as calcarenite stone, zellige, wood, to then identify the damage that has affected these materials as well as their production processes.

How to cite: Belhaj, S., Belhaj, O. E., Rhffari, A., and Erraoui, B.: Identification of deterioration factors and diagnosis of the “Dar lqadi” or “Bîmâristân de Sala” facade, Sala, Morocco., EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-13460, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-13460, 2024.