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29 kwi 2021 · Ongoing and proposed renovations at Greece’s Acropolis of Athens have sparked much controversy in the archaeological community, reports William Summerfield for the Art Newspaper.
What was completed on the Parthenon was the restoration of the orthostate and the 1 st row of the North wall of the cella, while the restoration of the 2 nd row is still in progress. The flutes in the fillings of the Pronaos 3 rd column and the new column drums were aptly carved.
3 wrz 2021 · Archaeologists across the globe, including one scholar at Brown, believe recent renovations at the iconic Athens landmark are promoting the site’s classical past — and ignoring the rest of its history.
During the Golden Age of Athens, Pericles spearheaded ambitious construction projects that resulted in the creation of the Parthenon, Propylaea, and Erechtheion, transforming the Acropolis into a monumental representation of classical Greek architecture and culture.
The protection, conservation, restoration and enhancement of the monuments of the Athenian Acropolis, one of the most important sets of monuments of world cultural heritage, are realised by the Acropolis Restoration Service (YSMA).
26 wrz 2017 · Also planned are restoration works on the north wall of the Parthenon’s Cella, while activities such as the fluting of columns in the Pronaos (east porch) and the rehabilitation and repositioning of marble roof beams over the monument’s western colonnade will also continue.
11 sty 2018 · A reconstruction of the Parthenon showing the location of one of the pediments. Illustration by Kate Morton. The pediment sculptures and metopes illustrate episodes from Greek myth, and include the famous head of a horse of Selene (the moon goddess) and the river god Ilissos.
