▁of ▁the ▁star , ▁metal ▁cyl ind ers ▁were ▁built ▁to ▁house ▁lights ▁that ▁pointed ▁toward ▁the ▁ped est al . ▁Add itional ▁reflect ors ▁were ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁base ▁to ▁ill uminate ▁the ▁statue . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁after ▁further ▁v andal ism , ▁mayor ▁H ora cio ▁Qu iro ga ▁announced ▁further ▁re forms ▁to ▁the ▁monument . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁cover ▁lim estone , ▁affected ▁by ▁years ▁of ▁being ▁painted ▁and ▁clean ed , ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁two ▁layers ▁of ▁gran ite . ▁The ▁inner ▁layer , ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁natural ▁gran ite , ▁while ▁the ▁external ▁was ▁covered ▁with ▁fl amed ▁gran ite ▁to ▁avoid ▁paint ▁ad hes ion . ▁Water ▁pip es ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁interior ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁water fall ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁four ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁ped est al , ▁and ▁a ▁f ount ain ▁on ▁the ▁base ▁to ▁rec ir cul ate ▁the ▁water . ▁All ▁the ▁lights ▁on ▁the ▁monument ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁LED ▁light ning . ▁The ▁comm emor ative ▁pla ques ▁were ▁restored ▁and ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁water falls . ▁The ▁works ▁started ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁with ▁an ▁estimated ▁cost ▁of ▁AR S 1 , 7 ▁million . ▁The ▁renew als ▁were ▁performed ▁by ▁ ▁the ▁company ▁H . G . ▁Const ru cciones ▁S . A , ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁rein aug uration ▁of ▁the ▁monument ▁was ▁scheduled