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Welding company from Bree restores 200-year-old lion of Waterloo: "I was momentarily speechless"
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Welding company from Bree restores 200-year-old lion of Waterloo: "I was momentarily speechless"

The lion of Waterloo is getting a thorough makeover, and it's fascinating to see how the welding company CQM from Bree is teaming up with the Brussels contractor Socrata for this monumental task. After 200 years, Stef Ceyssens is working on repairing cracks that have appeared due to weathering. He describes the experience as unique, especially standing so close to a piece of history that few have seen up close. Each detail of the lion is beautifully crafted, and Ceyssens even discovered some surprising features during the inspection.
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