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The Mayor of Murcia and the Director General of Fine Arts presents the legendary Lion of the Malecon, and restored.
The piece, leading one of the rooms in the center and is considered a symbol of the city.
The Museum of the City has today with a fierce estate tenant.
This is the restored sculpture of the legendary Lion of the Pier, considered by many as a symbol of the city by the Matron of Almudí and was withdrawn from the Plan of San Francisco during the construction of the footbridge Manterola.
The unique piece has been presented this morning by the Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Ángel Cámara, and the Director General of Fine Arts, Enrique Ujaldón.
Lion's recovery has been addressed by the program Murcia Murcia City Hall was dedicated to the rehabilitation of historical heritage of Murcia, in collaboration with the Directorate General of Culture.
House has stressed that this initiative represents a new step in the bid city for the recovery and enhancement of the historical past of the city.
In this regard, the Chamber recalled that the Murcia program was successfully concluded in just two years of operation, up to 24 rehabilitation projects Murcia splendid heritage.
Murcia program was initiated in late 2008 the recovery of this work, identifying it in a store Archaeology Center at the University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo.
Lion sculpture was dismantled, numbered fragments and form of preservation was adequate.
Miguel Ángel Cámara then requested the collaboration of Culture to address the recovery of the work.
According to several local reports, showed a large decline, the result of the poor quality of the stone used in its composition as well as by erosion.
However, the historical and sentimental value of the sculpture recommended restoration.
Although it was not advisable to install it again on the street, where again deteriorate.
It was decided to locate in the City Museum.
Moving the work to the Museum is successful recovery of this piece, now you can admire all Murcia.
The group's large sculptural prevent exposing the Lion near its base, although it is expected a second phase of the project, including the possibility of a replica of the Lion, which will be posted on the site where for centuries.
Along the Lion remains the huge basement that held him and a plaque in black marble and well preserved, which reads: "We rebuilt this wall and entry and the lion of Malecón being mayor and war captain, of this city, Mr. Joachim de Pareja and Obregon (...) Year 1776 ".
This sculpture includes the oldest coat keeps the seventh crown granted to the city of Murcia on September 16, 1709 by Felipe V.
The king rewarded the fidelity of Murcia during the War of Succession.
The awards were other royal crown on a lion and a lily united, and all surrounded with the text: "Prisca exaltata Novissima et amor" (praise and love of old and new).
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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