Bamiyan Museum & Culture Center for People/8. Design of Exterior and Cave Gallery/Mukogawa Women's University

8. Design of Exterior and Cave Gallery

8-1. Protection of Slope and Planting Design

　The local geological condition consists of stone mingling with a sandy silt layer. In order to consolidate the slope of the ground, 2-m-height stone walls limited less than 2 m with an angle of 60 degrees are constructed in the shape of stairs. For drainage, crushed stones are packed on the back side of the stone walls with 300-mm thick. Optionally, for planting seedlings, it will be necessary to mix clay soil and sand to improve the water-retaining capacity of the soil.

Water channel and stone wall for planting on the north-side slope (Construction of the retaining wall).

Planting design and water supply system. A drip irrigation system is utilized. The main lines run beneath the planned area. A dripper is placed along the plant lines.

8-2. Cave Garden

　The Cave Garden will be situated in the northern area of the Bamiyan museum. The existing caves, which are typical of Bamiyan and difficult to access, will be reconstructed in this garden. Several types of caves, such as Caves U, T, F(c), M, B(a), B(d), A lower (a), L, C(a), D, K3, J(d) and (g), O(a), and XV(b) in the Bamiyan Valley and Cave 4 in the Foladi Valley are recommended for reconstruction.

Section of reconstruction of caves

8-2-1. Size of Caves in the Bamiyan

　　The sizes of the 79 caves were surveyed. Over half of the caves are from 2-4 m in width and 2-5 m in depth, and a third of the caves are between 2 and 3 m in height.

Distribution of width

Distribution of depth

Distribution of height

References

Guillaume Ducoeur (ed.) 2012: Autour de B?miy?n, De la Bactriane helle´nise´e a` l'Inde bouddhique, Editions De Boccard.
Michael Petzet 2009: The Giant Buddhas of Bamiyan: Safeguarding the Remains, Monuments and Sites XIX, Baessler, Hendrik Verlag.
NRICPT 2006: Inventory for Bamiyan Mural Painting Fragment, Japan Center for International Cooperation in Conservation, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo.
NRICPT 2007: Preliminary Report on the Safeguarding of the Bamiyan Site 2006: 6th and 7th Missions, Recent Cultural Heritage Issues in Afghanistan Preliminary Report Series 2, Japan Center for International Cooperation in Conservation, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo.
NRICPT 2009: Preliminary Report on the Conservation of the Bamiyan Birch Bark Buddhist Manuscripts, Recent Cultural Heritage Issues in Afghanistan Preliminary Report Series 5, Japan Center for International Cooperation in Conservation, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo
NRICPT 2013: Structure, Design and Technique of the Bamiyan Buddhist Caves, Recent Cultural Heritage Issues in Afghanistan, Volume 5, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo, Archetype Publications.
Sigeyuki Okazaki et al. 2013: Bamiyan Museum and Culture Center for People, report for 12th Bamiyan Expert Working Group Meeting, Department of Architecture, Mukogawa Women's University.
Shinichi Mizuno et al. 1964: Ancient Art of Afghanistan, Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc.

Project Members

■ Planning
　Kosaku MAEDA: Professor Emeritus, Wako University
　Kazuya YAMAUCHI: Head, Regional Environment Research Section,
　　National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo

■ Project Director; Architectural and Landscape Design
　Shigeyuki OKAZAKI: Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University,
　　Professor, Head, Department of Architecture, Mukogawa Women's University

■ Supervision of Structure Design
　Mamoru KAWAGUCHI: Professor Emeritus, Hosei University,
　　President, KAWAGUCHI & ENGINEERS Visiting Professor, Mukogawa Women's University

■ Supervision of Facility Design
　Shushi SUGIURA: Professor, Mukogawa Women's University

■ Exhibition Design
　Shumpei IWAI: Lecturer, Ryukoku Museum, Ryukoku University

■ Site Survey
　Yoko TANIGUCHI: Associate Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
　　　　　University of Tsukuba
　Shogo KUME: Research Fellow, National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo

■ Architectural Design and Edit
　Department of Architecture, Mukogawa Women's University
　　Noritoshi SUGIURA
　　Kazuhiko YANAGISAWA
　　Toshitomo SUZUKI
　　Hideaki TEMBATA
　　Tomoko UNO
　　Ayane ISE
　　Yuna HONGO
　　Junko MORIMOTO
　　Aya YAMAGUCHI

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