New York Public Library’s Lions to Get Facelift

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The New York Public Library’s famed marble lions, which have long guarded the entrance to the library’s main branch, are about to get a makeover

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12, 2019 3:54 pm ETPatience and Fortitude, the sculptures that have been guarding the entrance to the library’s main branch in Midtown Manhattan for more than 100 years, will undergo essential repair work beginning the week of Sept. 2. The nine-week restoration will include a laser cleaning, reinforcement of previous repairs and the filling of cracks and chips with grout, according to the library.

 

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Cool! Should be done by the time you come back in Dec

Do they need it Wong the money be better spent

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Needs more Ghost Busters in the shot....

Surprised they’re not replacing them with rainbow colored unicorns.

Don’t mess up Patience and Fortitude. That’s what we needed to get through the depression. Now we need them to get through this dumb President. Donald will never see them. He does know what they keep in a Library. He Doesn’t read books!

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