Saint Francis Palace

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Saint Fancis Palace

The Saint Francis Palace is a Neoclassical building located in Downtown Bogotá, designed by the architect Gastón Lelarge in 1917.

The project "Partial rehabilitation, minimal intervention, first aid and cleaning of the Palace of Saint Francis' facade. Stage II, Phase I" took place between July and October 2012 and was funded by the Government of Cundinamarca. It consisted of mural painting explorations and overall maintenance of the building, as well as the restoration of the crystal chandeliers and a bronze sculpture in one of the patios. I worked alongside a crew of more than 50 people, which included engineers, architects, conservators, carpenters, stonemasons, contactors, among others.

I was the mural painting group coordinator, responsible for the mural painting proposals for the building. In addition, I participated in the conservation treatment of the bronze sculpture of President José Vicente Concha, by artist Gustavo Arcila Uribe.

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Before This was the initial state of the stairs area before the maintenance process	After Stairs area after the maintenance process	Before Plaster details at the ceiling of the stairs
After Ceiling plaster detailing. The lamp was restored as well.	Before Detail of the Protocol Room entrance	After Detail of the Protocol Room entrance
Before Protocol Room Lobby	After Protocol Room Lobby	Before Protocol Room
After Protocol Room. The chandeliers were restored as well.	Before treatment Bronze sculpture of the Colombian president José Vicente Concha, modeled by Gustavo Arcila Uribe (1933) at the Gabriel Bechini Foundry in Barcelona.	During cleaning Cleaning of corrosion products
Cleaning process The cleaning process was done with a slightly acidic pH solution.	José Vicente Concha Sculpture After the conservation treatment	Face detail After the conservation treatment.
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