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Arte & Culto | Lighting of statues and monuments
Project study:
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
Commissioned in 1389 by the
commander and emir Timur, to
this day the mausoleum remains
virtually intact. This majestic
building, rectangular in shape and
crowned by the largest dome ever
built in Central Asia, is the symbol
of the city of Hazrat-e Turkestan
(modern-day Turkistan) in southern
Kazakhstan. In 2002, it became the
first Kazakh site to be listed as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Given the impossibility of
positioning the luminaires next to
the mausoleum, in order to achieve
uniform wall washer lighting of
the walls, which are more than 15
metres tall, it was decided to use
Archiline RGBW linear luminaires
with asymmetric optics at a distance
of 2.5 metres, in combination with
Vuelta projectors. Archiline PRO
RGBW luminaires create a striking
wall-grazing effect inside the main
archway, which stands out as a
prominent feature of the entire
architectural complex.
Illuminating the structures on the
upper level are Arcada RGBW and
Xenia RGBW linear luminaires,
meanwhile a Prolamp RGBW
projector highlights the dome.
Customised attachment points were
created for all luminaires as it is
forbidden to drill or cut into the walls
of the monument.
In total, more than 200 DMX fixtures
are used which are controlled by
a single SLESA DMX controller.
The lighting fixtures can also be
controlled via a PC with remote
access.
Lighting project: Media agency
Plastdekor LLP
Products:
small photo - Archiline RGBW
large photo - Archiline RGBW, Archiline PRO RGBW
