The restoration of the damaged windows of the Basilica of Santa Teresa After the repair has been planned to provide them with innovative security measures to prevent vandalism
La Gaceta de Salamanca, 9 December 2009
Work on the Basilica of Santa Teresa continue with two processes that are linked to the appearance and safety of the building, such as the restoration of the beautiful stained glass windows of the temple, and implementation of Villamayor stone of the fourth door access. In the case of windows already installed, and that represent the foundations the Santa wandering performed throughout his life, they are removing the damaged fragments and then, one by one, take them to the workshop of a glass company in Madrid. Where it will make the complex process of restoring each piece then returns to its place in the windows of the temple.
After reassembling every window in their home will be installed in each novel security measures to address potential vandalism. Thus, a safety glass protect these delicate elements of possible stones, like those who have suffered so far, but will allow both the cleaning of the glass, as light to pass through them and maintain their original beauty intact in the play of colors and reflections in which they were designed.
Images: Alfonso González