Athens Acropolis Walls To Undergo Long Overdue Strategic Preservation

The Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports is putting forward a strategic plan for the restoration of the ancient walls surrounding the Acropolis of Athens.

The project had remained a challenge for years, as the preservation of the monument was considered particularly complex due to the many different historical phases of constructional interventions on the original wall built in the Classical era.

Successive interventions from the Late Roman period to the present day lack distinct characteristics, which makes their dating precarious if based solely on morphological features, the Ministry explained in an announcement.

The main objective of the new preservation plan is to create a road map of the necessary interventions to ensure the stability of the walls and to also highlight their archeological and historical value.

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