Healing the Parthenon: Inside the Mammoth Restoration Project
Sep 26, 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 …
Why Proposed Renovations to Greece's Acropolis Are So …
Apr 29, 2021 · Last year, the ministry proposed a series of major structural changes to the site, which is home to some of the highest-trafficked and most famous classical ruins in the world, including the...
Historic Decision Made to Rebuild Part of the Parthenon
May 9, 2019 · The KAS has decided to rebuild the “cella” of the Parthenon, which once housed the chryselephantine statue of Athena Parthenos, sculpted by Phidias and dedicated in the year 439 or 438 BC.
The progress of the work “Restoration and Conservation of the …
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.
Greece-Is shares details on the restoration of the Parthenon
Sep 1, 2019 · In the Parthenon, the cella held the chryselephantine statue of Athena Parthenos, a work by Pheidias. The goddess’ clothes were crafted from gold, while the exposed parts of her body were ivory. Today, the cella walls represent an amazing restoration challenge.
The Acropolis Restoration Project
Future programs on the Parthenon contain restoration interventions at the backing wall of the tympanum on the pediment of the west side, the transverse wall between the cella and the opisthodomos, as well as the side walls of the cella.
How to Restore the Parthenon - Greece Is
Aug 12, 2019 · Why is it that the Parthenon needs to be rebuilt in the first place? It all began in 1687, with the bombardment by Francesco Morosini’s forces, when large parts of the Parthenon’s cella walls collapsed.
Parthenon's Inner Sanctum to be Restored - Greece Is
May 9, 2019 · The study proposes rebuilding a section of the fallen wall by reinstalling 360 ancient stones alongside 90 new ones made from marble from the area of Dionysos in northern Attica which closely resembles the original Pentelic marble of the Parthenon.
Restoration of Parthenon’s north wall to showcase citadel’s geometry
May 13, 2019 · The study proposes rebuilding a section of the fallen wall by reinstalling 360 ancient stones alongside 90 new ones made from marble from Dionysos, north of Athens, which closely resembles the Parthenon’s original Pentelic stone.
In Athens, new Acropolis renovations threaten to erase ancient …
Sep 3, 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.