Greek Reporter
Experts at the Vatican are busy with restoration work on a massive gilded statue of Hercules that was struck by lighting thousands of years ago.
For over 150 years, the statue, which stands four meters tall (13 foot), remained neglected in a niche of the Vatican Museums’ Round Hall. Covered in grime and wax, the largest known surviving bronze statue of the ancient world was overlooked until recently, when restoration work began to reveal the golden glory of the gilded Hercules Mastai Righetti.