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Fig. 6

From: The deterioration process of limestone in the Anahita Temple of Kangavar (West Iran)

Fig. 6

Image of decay patterns of the stones used in the construction of Anahita Temple of Kangavar. a The scaling occurred in the south side of the monument which located in the area around the main building; b the scaling of the stone blocks forming the wall of the western side; c delamination of the layers of stone, the southern side of the monument; d the image showing the detachment of two layers with different colours from the columns located on the south side of the monument; e cracking occurred in a stone column, the eastern side of the site; f the detachment in a stone column on the western side of the monument; g the image of the bursting and the loss of stone in the south side of the monument; h bursting of the edges in the blocks of wall construction on the south side of the monument; i Alveolization and the formation of hard depositions on the surface of the wall of the western side of the monument; j the occurrence of the rillenkarren phenomenon in one of the columns located on the southern side of the site; k the growth of lichens on the stone surface located on the eastern side of the monument; l unsuitable intervention in the form of widespread use of cement to fill the loss parts of stones; the image shows the columns located on the western side of the monument

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