14 cast-iron lion sculptures were transported from the Kuzminki estate to the workshops. Restoration work has already been carried out to remove paint layers and traces of corrosion, eliminate cracks and defects, restore lost and deformed fragments.
The restorers have moved on to priming and subsequent painting. Already this year the symbols of grandeur and protection of the estate should return to their places. The lions were created almost 200 years ago according to drawings by architect Domenico Gilyardi in the workshop of Santino Campioni. The manes of the predators are covered with Egyptian shawls - as on the sculptures found during excavations in Egypt.