Tripoli: The statue of Kolokotronis was moved for maintenance, watch video
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
After many days of work and a special operation, the statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis was removed from the central Areos Square in Tripoli on Wednesday afternoon. The statue will be transported to the Tripoli Industrial Area for maintenance, as planned.
The removal took place, under torrential rain, at approximately 18:00 on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 11, after several days when the special crew was at the site to be able to take down the statue with due care, so as not to cause further damage or an accident.
The effort was successful on Wednesday afternoon and the statue will now be located for special maintenance in a relatively well-maintained area in the Tripoli Industrial Area.
The maintenance is expected to last, according to what has been reported, approximately three months, unless more damage is found to the statue.
The company that undertook the transportation of the statue stated in a post that Theodoros Kolokotronis' sword was removed for safety reasons.
"The sword was screwed onto the statue's hand from the beginning, as was the horse's tail. The reason it was unscrewed was so that it would not touch PPC or OTE cables during its transportation and endanger people and cause damage to the monument itself. With a statue height of 5.5 meters and the height of the truck, it was a big risk. On-site repair was impossible as the steel base and cement had corroded a lot. All of this was photographed by the competent municipal employees and we followed the instructions of the sculptor. Our experience and our safety measures are worthy of the responsibility we assumed," the company stated.
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