Look carefully and you will seeus straightening the leaning statue.
See what they look like when no-one straightens them. We
learnt how in Pisa when we
fixed the tower.
Restored after being toppled and washed inland after a tsunami.
The quarry where the mouai
The headpieces are a different
The quarry where the mouai came from. These heads are
full figures buried from erosion.
The headpieces are a different kind of rock from another quarry.
We have now toured all the major sites on the island and also visited a lovely beach where we swam to a backdrop of royal Mouai (the last picture). Tomorrow afternoon we fly back to Santiago.
3 comments:
I love your straightening shot. What a shame the nong who took the photo straightened it up for you...
maybe second photo is the moai falling over again ;)
I don't think you did a very good job in Pisa, it's still leaning!
xx Di
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