It came time to take the lion out of the ground and send it to the Antakya museum. This is not simple with a large stone statue, so they brought in a large truck to do the job. The whole things attracted a rather large crowd, both on site and at the museum. Here is the press release, and some of the Turkish news coverage with video.
Waiting to lift the lion.
Attaching the straps.
The crowd, waiting for the lifting to take place.
He's up!
Secured with sandbags on the truck.
Lifting it back up to place it in the museum courtyard.
Someone had notified the press, so there was a gang of reporters there.
Mixed in with the reporters are also some very pushy tourists.
Jen hides on the upper level to get pictures of the impromptu
press conference taking place.
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