having learned about the amazing find, the patriarch of jerusalem, theophilus ii wished to decorate itsia will be able to cope with the restoration of this work of art better than others, we restored it like a phoenix bird, it is from the ashes, we also have all these lamps, they were in a deplorable state, for the restorers, i have already communicated with them, for them it is such an honor , they told me about this themselves, you know, for us ovchinikov it ’s like fauberge, only in church, jewelry art, and for them it’s... condition and so on, and even in some elements here, especially here, it’s not even you can see the enamel in what condition it is, for example , so you need to work very tactfully, because on copper alloys usually the gilding is held very unreliably, well, after 100 years you need to be extremely careful, well, well , we’ll put everything on the candlesticks and make it beautiful, because they are all very... it is important that they look and we will do all the good wiring, because the wiring that is, well, this is not this, does not pass any fire safety standa

the patriarch of jerusalem, theophilus ii , turned to the archangel michael foundation with a request. i was attracted to a unique job. an experienced restoration artist, viktor savilov, who has more than once dealt with exhibits from the moscow kremlin museums. russian craftsmen had to restore fenift’s lost silver clasp only using a surviving photograph. this, of course, from the photograph it was not clear that they were very much dented inward, well, here they are generally chipped, but in a significant part, well, yes, everything is here. there to determine the exact timing, it’s not brickwork, where you put the meter, you have to wait a day, you put the meter, you wait a day, that’s it, here, after all, such a process is very much, i , for example, painted this finger for half a day, well, that is, i went and drank coffee, well, that is , there are some moments when it is really very difficult to get the color right. this, of course, is a special, incomparable feeling, to leave your mark, even if invisible, on the gospel, which the hands of peter the great probably touched and he

having learned about the amazing find, the patriarch of jerusalem, theophilus ii. decorate the kafalikon again with these ponikodiles. on behalf of the head of the russian foundation of the holy archangel michael, elena milskaya, a team of specialists was quickly recruited to restore unique examples of church and applied art of the 19th century. before this, the room was lit differently. significantly less majestic chandelier, the chandelier was made by russian craftsmen, therefore , it seemed to me that it was the team from russia that would be able to cope with the restoration of this work of art better than others, we restored it like a phoenix bird, it is from the ashes, we also have all these lamps, they were in in a depressing state, for the restorers, i’ve already talked to them, it’s such an honor for them, they told me about it themselves, you know, for us... ae sheepskin workers it’s like faberge, only in church, jewelry art, and for them this is what it is life event, uh, they are very proud of it, and such an attitude, you see, this is one hundred perce

were discovered in a disassembled, extremely ruined state, and the greek patriarch of jerusalem, theophilus ii23 , restoration artist viktor savilov restored the enamel sides, combs, and decorations. i cleaned lamps from patina, candle holders and decorative elements. the process of hanging the multi-ton nycodile took 2 weeks. this work was carried out by specialists who had undergone training for high-altitude work. to work under the dome of the temple coffins, we had to put on special climbing gear and construction helmets, an extraordinary height, and until recently there were golden mosaics and domes. hidden from the eyes of believers, but now, thanks to our domestic specialists, everyone who comes to jerusalem for the great holidays, everyone who looks up will be able to see not only the image of the savior, but also mosaic images of the first archbishops of the holy city. simultaneously with the installation, russian specialists installed complex additional lighting for the dome of the church of the sepulchre. i really like everything, the restorers did an excellent job, we must honor an

lamps discovered in a disassembled, extremely ruined state. and the greek patriarch of jerusalem, theophilus iiist viktor savilov restored enamel sides, combs decorating lamps, cleaned patina, candlesticks and decorative elements. and how difficult it is to restore parts of a ponymodel, they came to us disassembled and fragmentary, everything is very simple in this sense. when 100 years ago they made it at the enterprise, they numbered everything everywhere, that is, everything - input fasteners into each other, they are numbered with numbers, everything is just very logical. the process of suspending a multi-ton nycodile took 2 weeks; this work was carried out by specialists who had completed the course training for high-altitude work. in order to work under the dome of the church of the sepulcher, we had to... put on special climbing equipment and construction helmets, the extraordinary height, and until recently the golden mosaics, the domes were hidden from the eyes of believers, but now thanks to our domestic specialists, everyone who comes to jerusalem for the great holidays, everyone who