December 5, 2008
Restoration of the Propylaea completed
Although the article title says that it is the Parthenon, it should say Propylaea – which still represents a hugej step forward in the overall Acropolis restoration programme.
From:
Athens News Agency
04/12/2008
Parthenon restoration completedScaffolding will be removed from the Parthenon Facade during the next few days and visitors will be able to view the restored largest part of the marble roof with its friezes that made the monument, the work of the architect Mnisiklis, renowned in ancient times.
As is the case with the other monuments of the Acropolis, parts of the Facade monument were dismantled to enable the removal of rusty metal connections, as well as cement left from previous restoration work, and will be restored with titanium.“Our aim is to restore the initial structural function of the monument and its initial dimensions,” said architect Tasos Tanoulas, who is in charge of the Facade work crew.
- Lecture at Kings College, London on the restoration of the Propylaea : November 21, 2004
- Propylaia restoration completed : January 1, 2010
- A new phase of restoration on the Acropolis : July 25, 2008
- Copy of Propylaea column completed : April 13, 2006
- Restoration of Propylaia on Athenian Acropolis completed : August 19, 2010
- Scaffolding to remain on Acropolis during the Olympics : June 17, 2003
- The Acropolis’s temple of Athena Nike restored & rebuilt : October 23, 2010
- The temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis is now free from scaffolding : October 28, 2010