Two sculptures of lions have been temporarily dismantled from Admiralteyskaya Embankment in St. Petersburg for restoration, the Museum of City Sculpture reports in its Telegram channel.
Museum specialists pointed out that the main reason for the need for restoration was human error. During the tourist season, the sculptures were repeatedly damaged due to encounters with people.
At the same time, the lion sculptures do not have a frame, and their copper sheets are not designed for regular loads. In this case, the form deforms, sags, breaks and cracks, said the museum's experts.
The Admiralty Embankment was decorated with decorative sculptures of lions in 1832 by the master chaser B.I. Prang using models similar to plaster casts of Florentine lions. The pedestals are made of cast iron at the Alexandrov Iron Foundry according to the drawing of the architect L. I. Charlemagne, and the copper plates are only 1-3 millimetres thick.
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