{"id":7634,"date":"2025-03-14T14:58:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T12:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salvador-dali.org\/obra\/conservacio-i-restauracio\/conservacio-i-restauracio-de-les-escultures-dels-elefants\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T22:30:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T20:30:41","slug":"conservation-and-restoration-of-the-elephant-sculptures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.salvador-dali.org\/en\/artwork\/conservation-and-restoration\/conservation-and-restoration-of-the-elephant-sculptures\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation and restoration of the elephant sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns global-column is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"entradeta\">The Conservation and Restoration Department\u2019s annual preventive conservation programme includes the inspection of outdoor elements and works, such as the elephant sculptures located in the garden of P\u00fabol Castle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <div  class=\"wp-block-columns swiper-column  intro intro-images bloc-destacats imatges\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(to right, white, white)\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n            <div id=\"swiper-69d7bce5bf13f\" class=\"swiper destacats dues\" >\n                <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\n                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide intro\">\n                            <span class=\"image-background\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.salvador-dali.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC_1508-1024x680.jpg)\"><\/span>\n                            \n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                           <div class=\"descripcio\">\n                            <h2>Ferro i ciment<\/h2>\n                            <p>External conservators-restorers from ECRA S.L. \u2013 specialists in the conservation and restoration of archaeological, architectural and monumental heritage \u2013 conducted the inspection of these cement sculptures and handled the cleaning. 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