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Lion of St. Mark from Vienna South Station, Central Station, Vienna

One of the two surviving, winged lions of sculptor Joseph Leimer. Overall, eight Venetian lions were on the gable attics of the four wings of the former South Station, 1873.

Disassembly, laser cleaning, consolidation with silicic acid ester, figural reconstruction, restoration, installation

Client: ÖBB

Project period: 2014

Location: Central Station, Vienna

Technologies

Lion of St. Mark, prestate
(1) Lion of St. Mark, prestate
Storage and pre-state of the Lion of St. Mark
(2) Storage and pre-state of the Lion of St. Mark
Surface cleaning with Nd. YAG. laser
(3) Surface cleaning with Nd. YAG. laser
Cleaning the iron brackets
(4) Cleaning the iron brackets
Natural stone supplementing, base plate
(5) Natural stone supplementing, base plate
Natural stone ear reconstruction
(6) Natural stone ear reconstruction
Natural stone reconstruction Fangs
(7) Natural stone reconstruction Fangs
Transport of the base plate and the Lion of St. Mark to the central station
(8) Transport of the base plate and the Lion of St. Mark to the central station
Move the Lion of St. Mark on base in the lobby of the new central train station
(9) Move the Lion of St. Mark on base in the lobby of the new central train station
final photo
(10) final photo
Lion of St. Mark
(11) Lion of St. Mark
Lion of St. Mark
(12) Lion of St. Mark
Lion of St. Mark
(13) Lion of St. Mark

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Lion of Saint Mark returned to Vienna Central Station

29/09/2014 - 10/10/2014

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