SHAFAQNA- Alkafeel:The Engineering Maintenance Department of al-Abbas’s (p) Holy Shrine completed the civil works of the new grid of the shrine of al-Qasem, son of Imam al-Kadhim (peace be upon both of them).
The cadres of Al-Saqqa’ factory for the manufacture of shrines’ grids of the al-Abbas’s (p) Holy Shrine continued their work 24 hours a day, in order to finish in record time the installation of parts of this new masterpiece, which was made with Iraqi hands and expertise.
The installation began with the dismantling of the old grid of the Sanctuary, and then the installation of the wooden structure, which was entrusted to the carpentry unit of the Engineering Maintenance Department at the Holy Shrine.
The work then continued with the installation of the gold crown, the anvils, the Qur’anic, poetic and others inscriptions, as well as the bases of the grids, and then the installation of the lattices (the parts that made up the grid) made of silver.
The engineer supervising these works; Eng. Ali Salloum stated to the al-Kafeel Network: “The foundation was excavated by dimensions (50 × 50) cm and the circumference of (17 mt), then the soil was flattened and a layer of subbase was added and flattened, followed by arming the foundation and laying stainless steel bases in the four main pillars by dimensions (40 × 40) cm, as well as 10 intermediate bases of dimensions (30 × 30) cm linked with the foundation by one height (constant level). ”
He added: “After installing the four main wooden sides of the grid and fixing the appropriate height and completing the connection of the remaining structures of the grid, we installed the base of the grid (Shathariwan) made of Alabaster (Onyx), which consists of 14 pieces ranging in length (100 cm to 112 cm) and four corners connecting it to the iron base on which the grid is fixed by screws and then pouring the background of the grid’s base with cement to link all pieces of the Shathariwan.
He pointed out that the next day, the floor of the grid was poured and covered with alabaster of high quality specifications, and all these works were carried out by cadres from the al-Abbas’s (p) Holy Shrine.
It is worth mentioning that the coming days will witness historical moments for visitors as they will inaugurate the new grid of this holy shrine.
