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Figure 5: Balloons dedicated to the memory of the people who died in the massive earthquake of April 25, 2015 are released into the sky at Basantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu on June 27, 2015

2016 – 2017

 Implementation of Conservation Guidelines and Manual o The Post-Earthquake Conservation Guidelines 2072 and Manual, 2073; prepared and implemented by the Government of Nepal, Department of Archaeology, for the cultural heritage conservation and rehabilitation in the post-earthquake situation. All

the Post-Earthquake Conservation, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation activities

have been carrying out as per the provisions of this conservation guidelines, which has been implemented in 2072 (2016) and the manual which has some provisions that address to the disaster especially the Earthquake for the first time in connection to the cultural heritage conservation and management in Nepal. (National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, 2016)  Preservation measures of timbers o Subsequently, during the November 2015 and March 2016 missions, a

classification, recordkeeping, and storage methodology for salvaged members was

tested and evaluated using the Shiva Temple—where salvaged members are relatively well preserved—as a case study,. o In November 2015, a workshop on the classification, recordkeeping, and storage

methodology was conducted with local experts from the DoA, HDMDC, and UNESCO to transfer this technical knowledge.

o The emergency preservation measures survey was conducted in two stages during November 2015 and March 2016. Timber members had been gathered without regard for their position and use before the collapse. o Japanese experts and Nepalese workers from HDMDC worked cooperatively in this effort. Beginning from the top of the member pile, carved elements were removed and temporarily placed in the open lot according to the type of member. Complex elements comprising several members, such as window frames, were collocated and temporarily assembled. Elements were also classified according to carving motifs. o The second stage of the emergency preservation measures survey was conducted in March 2016. Long timber members from the main frame and eaves were sorted and classified. o Second stage activities included attaching identification cards to each of the members. These identification cards are intended to be used regularly in future repairs. Currently, Nepalese staff use identification cards made of plastic tape when classifying carved members. Considering requirements for durability and weather resistance, 6 × 4.5 cm veneer cards—similar to those used for the conservation of cultural properties in Japan—were prepared. The card format and

content were designed to be simple and widely applicable, including only a building number, a storey number, a member number, and a consecutive category number given

the total number of category Figure 14: Example of the identification card

members.