Parthenon Reveals Restored Western Side After 2 Marble Blocks End 220-Year Gap
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Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 19
Parthenon Reveals Restored Western Side After 2 Marble Blocks End 220-Year Gap
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 19
Summary
Two new marble blocks were unveiled Thursday on the Parthenon’s western end, making that facade appear whole for the first time in about 220 years.
The stones were fitted into long-empty gaps high on the 25-century-old temple to repair damage left by war, weather and looting.
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said the work restores the western face’s proportions and geometric design, a view visitors first encounter when entering the Acropolis.
The EU-funded project is part of a broader restoration campaign that began in 1975 at the monument, which drew about 4.6 million visitors last year.