Delicate Procedure
Cleaning the marble slabs of the Edicule’s façade, on the other hand, was a delicate procedure. The restorers painstakingly removed the disfiguring layers of dirt with cotton swabs, then carefully restored each sheet to its original location after being spruced up.

Delicate Procedure
It Was Actually Red
After the specialists cleaned the pigeon powder and the smoke and wax stains left by the worshippers’ candles, the marble’s deep red color reappeared for the first time in several years. After removing the stone slabs that encircled the Edicule, the restorers strengthened the structure’s core before rebuilding them.

Maintenance

It Was Actually Red