Which risk increases regarding the Taj Mahal's pietra dura inlay when rising damp ascends?

💡 Explanation

Rising damp causes soluble salts to be wicked upward. Salt efflorescence occurs when water evaporates, leaving salt crystals behind. The crystals expand. Therefore they mechanically dislodge the pietra dura, rather than causing other structural failures, because it's a surface effect.

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