November 6, 2007
Protests in Athens over demolition of Art Deco building
More coverage of the proposed demolition of two buildings that currently block the view of the New Acropolis Museum which is due to open next year.
From:
New York Times
Arts, Briefly
Compiled by LAWRENCE VAN GELDER
Published: November 6, 2007
[…]Art Deco Building
Thousands of protesters demonstrated yesterday in Athens to prevent the demolition of an Art Deco building near a new museum on the Acropolis, Agence France-Presse reported. Neighborhood residents, supported by an international petition carrying 8,000 signatures, are appealing plans authorizing the destruction of the building that were approved this year by the Archaeology High Council and endorsed by the minister of culture. Officials of the new museum, scheduled to open next year at the foot of the Acropolis, say the Art Deco structure and another building, owned by the Greek composer Vangelis, obstruct the view from the museum’s restaurant. The neighborhood residents are also waiting for a ruling from the Ministry of Environment and Public Works. They are supported by the modern Greek architecture specialist François Loyer of the National Center for Scientific Research in France, who said in a letter to the Greek culture minister, Michalis Liapis, that the demolitions would be a major “error.” The 1930 Art Deco building was designed by Vassilis Kouremenos, who trained at the Beaux-Arts academy in Paris.
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- Opposition to demolition to make way for New Acropolis Museum : November 5, 2007
- Could a facelift save the buildings blocking the Acropolis Museum’s view : June 4, 2008
- Art Deco building in front of New Acropolis Museum spared demolition : July 20, 2009
- Demolition of buildings in front of New Acropolis Museum blocked by Greek courts : July 13, 2009
- Demolition of old building for New Acropolis Museum opposed : July 22, 2007
- Will Greece demolish building to make way for the New Acropolis Museum : August 16, 2007
- Greece gives go-ahead for demolition of buildings : September 12, 2007
- Buildings in front of New Acropolis Museum face demolition : September 14, 2007