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The piece, work plans, 1926, recognizes the career of the engineer, chief architect of Espuña reforestation.
The sculpture will be installed in the coming weeks.
The initiative is a step in the protection of national heritage.
The popular Codorniú Ricardo monument at the foot of the large ficus Santo Domingo, will look like new in a few weeks.
Murcia Mayor has promoted comprehensive restoration of the piece, which was inaugurated in 1926 to honor one of the most famous Murcia and naturalists of the time.
He was responsible Espuña reforestation and recovery of many species in the environment (golden eagle, Bonelli's eagle, kestrel, horseshoe bat, bobcats, lagineta, Barbary sheep ...).
The monument also is the work of one of the greatest sculptors of all time Murcia.
This is Jose Plans, who Codorniú immortalized in stone.
The work was placed at the foot of the popular ficus, which was planted in 1893.
The restoration work has been carried out by the grandson of the sculptor, José Plans Lastra, also a sculptor and specialized in the work of his grandfather.
Planes, after inspecting the piece in his workshop, he discovered that showed the greatest damage that showed at first the different layers of paint added to the sculpture for decades, painting also not allow ventilation of the piece, eroding various parts of thereof.
Therefore, it was necessary to extend the project with a comprehensive restoration, which included the consolidation of stone, with numerous cracks repair, reconstruction of parts of the work, as has been the case Codorniú nose, and strengthening the stand structure, also made of stone.
After the restoration, also took the opportunity to get a silicone mold of the entire piece, which will undertake new future interventions if necessary, or even make an exact replica of the work.
Engineers have advised that the piece be located on a flowerbed next to the large ficus and under the tree, to prevent the release of any branch can damage it in the future.
The project is a collaborative effort of the Department of Environment, led Adela Martinez-Cache, and MurciaEscultura program, led to the recovery of the historical heritage of the city of Murcia.
Ricardo Codorníu and Stárico, grandfather of the inventor of the autogyro, was engineer of Forestry and the strongest advocate of Environment and care for nature, which became the main driver Espuña reforestation and Guardamar.
His interest raise public awareness of the need to preserve the natural environment, earning him the nickname Tree Apostle, resulted in hundreds of conferences and the publication of various works.
After his death in 1923 paid him several honors, including the placement of several sculptures in the Retiro Park in Madrid, Sierra Espuna and the Plaza de Santo Domingo in Murcia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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