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ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATIONS





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           PILKINGTON GLASS TO



           PROTECT THE ‘THE SCHOOL



           OF ATHENS’ CARTOON









         Pilkington OptiView™ OW, which already                      ROTECTING A MASTERPIECE
               protects numerous priceless exhibits  P
                                                                     Raffaello Sanzio’s masterpiece ‘The School of
                                                                     Athens’, features Plato and Aristotle and represents
               in global museums and galleries, now             the study of philosophy. It was created in 1509 and over
                                                                the years has passed through the hands of numerous no-
                                                                tables including Napoleon Boneparte.
              also enhances one of the world’s most             It now rests back in Milan’s Biblioteca Ambrosiana and,
                                                                following four years of restoration, is open to public
                 exceptional and unique works of art.           viewing. This fragile work of art, which was created using
                                                                charcoal on laid sheets, now benefits from the all-round
                                                                protective properties of Pilkington OptiView™ OW.
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