Monastery of Salzedas (Portugal) : intervention in the cloister

Abstract

A comprehensive program involving inspection, diagnosis, safety assessment and remedial measures of a Cistercian cloister is presented. The cloister was in very bad structural conditions and the consolidations works aimed at stopping further degradation and at preventing collapse. With the objective of keeping the abandoned / ruined condition of the cloister, all works have been hidden, while ample information is available to document the intervention.