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The sculpture includes the oldest coat keeps the seventh crown granted to the city by Philip V
The sculpture of the Lion of the Malecon, which was taken off the plane in San Francisco during the construction of the footbridge Manterola, will undergo a thorough process of rehabilitation.
Murcia City Council initiated the recovery of the piece a couple of months, identifying the sculpture in a warehouse Archaeology Center at the University of Murcia, located on the campus of Espinardo.
The Lion was dismantled, numbered parts, and form of preservation was adequate.
The Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Ángel Cámara, then requested the assistance of the Directorate General of Culture to address the recovery of the work.
In his letter, House warned that the state of the piece, according to several local reports, shows a significant 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 work recommended for restoration.
Thus, concluded the Mayor, consolidating the remainder of the piece, could be exhibited in the Museum of the city.
The former director general of Culture, José Miguel Noguera, supported at the time the mayor's proposal and start the paperwork for the transfer of the part to the Restoration Center of the Autonomous Region, where it will be restored on the orders of its director, Francisco López Soldevila.
The restoration process has now been restored and driven by the new Director of Fine Arts and Cultural Assets Ujaldón Enrique, who has shown interest in recovering this piece for the enjoyment of all Murcia.
The mayor and the municipal program extends Murcia was a municipal initiative that will retrieve a prominent part of the past of the city of Murcia.
The initiative has already resulted in the restoration of popular pieces such as sculpture of Fame, Gonzalez Moreno, or children playing, Elisa Seiquer.
Now comes the turn of the Lion.
The City Council, in a second phase of the project will also consider making a replica of the Lion, which will be posted on the site where for centuries.
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)
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Next to Leon also kept 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 captain of war, of this city, Mr. Joachim de Pareja and Obregon (...) Year 1776 ".
The Mayor stressed that this initiative is to complete the bet by the municipal cultural planning in Murcia.
The City Council will continue to promote the implementation of architectural and sculptural elements that enhance the character and modernization of the city, according to the process of social and economic growth today, without forgetting the past splendid treasures Murcia and many monuments have become symbols of the city.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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