{"id":2115,"date":"2013-04-30T07:31:24","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T07:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filasolutionsblog.com\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2021-07-29T15:17:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:17:58","slug":"restoration-work-monferrato-langhe-piedmont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/restoration-work-monferrato-langhe-piedmont\/","title":{"rendered":"Fila products help restore Murisengo Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Master<strong> Fila<\/strong> Treatment<strong> experts &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>the<strong> Bergantin brothers<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; were the stars of a long and complex restoration project, during which they worked to restore the time-ravaged surfaces of <strong>Murisengo Castle<\/strong> in Italy&#8217;s Piedmont region. Thanks to the recommendations of Italy&#8217;s Superintendence for Architectural Heritage, the project was able to recover the castle&#8217;s damaged and decayed surfaces to their former glory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Intervento-Conservativo1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2091 alignleft\" title=\"Restoration work\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Intervento-Conservativo1.jpg\" alt=\"Restoration work\" width=\"188\" height=\"227\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The<strong> restoration<\/strong>&nbsp;project lasted a year and involved around 1,800 square meters of floors and other surfaces. The end result exceeded all expectations and left one of the most important <strong>castles of Monferrato<\/strong> in outstanding condition.<\/p>\n<p>The restoration work, thanks to our specialist<strong> surface treatment products<\/strong>, managed to restore the beauty of the castle&#8217;s ancient frescoed halls, the castle&#8217;s church and its central tower, which is considered an iconic symbol of the castle.<\/p>\n<p>Like many of the<strong> castles<\/strong> in<strong> Monferrato<\/strong> area, the floors were in a bad state of decay and restoring them to their original state was no easy task. Thanks to some of<strong> Fila<\/strong>&#8216;s specialist cleaning products, such as <strong>DETERDEK<\/strong> and <strong>FILACLEANER<\/strong>, and the use of surface protectors like<strong> FILAPARQUET NATURE<\/strong>, the restoration of the walls and the floors has been a complete success, and has managed to restore an example of Italy&#8217;s national heritage &#8211; of inestimable value &#8211; to its former beauty.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, <strong>Murisengo Castle<\/strong> had been subject to various acts of vandalism and looting, all of which threatened the future of this important part of Italy&#8217;s national heritage. <strong>Fila<\/strong>&nbsp;participated in the restoration works and helped restore the castle to the beauty of its heyday. Fila products used, as part of this Medieval fortress&#8217; restoration project, helped restore the castle&#8217;s beamed ceilings, stone walls, tufa surfaces, and terracotta and wood floors to their original condition.<\/p>\n<p>The historic<strong> castles<\/strong> of the <strong>Monteferrato<\/strong> area, which lie in the Piedmont region of Italy, are magnificent medieval fortifications that often hide amazing art treasures and cultural artifacts of inestimable value. For the sake of Italy&#8217;s cultural heritage, they must not be lost! To help prevent their loss, we need to find the best ways possible to ensure these cultural gems, bequeathed by Italy&#8217;s past, are preserved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Murisengo Castle<\/strong> is situated in the province of Alessandria and is one of the oldest and most prestigious <strong>castles<\/strong> of the <strong>Monteferrato<\/strong> area. Of medieval origins, the fortress was built in 1164 and was the luxurious residence for Federick Barbarossa, Vittorio Emanuele the Third, and Silvio Pellico, who, within the castle&#8217;s rooms, found the inspiration to write the tragedy &#8216;Francesca da Rimini.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Paying tribute to greatness and the importance of this castle is its majestic tower. Dating from the early thirteenth century, the tower of Murisengo Castle dominates the town&#8217;s skyline.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master Fila Treatment experts &#8211;&nbsp;the Bergantin brothers&nbsp;&#8211; were the stars of a long and complex restoration project, during which they worked to restore the time-ravaged surfaces of Murisengo Castle in Italy&#8217;s Piedmont region. 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