Il Partenone di Atene è libero per la prima volta in 15 anni.
https://i.redd.it/wvwc6xmcuotf1.jpeg
di FantasticQuartet
Il Partenone di Atene è libero per la prima volta in 15 anni.
https://i.redd.it/wvwc6xmcuotf1.jpeg
di FantasticQuartet
16 commenti
Interesting.
Looks like they still have a ways to go.
[Here](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fparthenon-athens-greece-1875-vs-2022-v0-1vgpaomdq0c91.jpg%3Fwidth%3D640%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D1a586611ac9fa422ddda490a4673d829791512af) you can see a comparison of the restoration progress.
Almost all stones used, are from the Acropolis itself, minimizing the use of new material as much as possible.
When a block or piece is missing or too damaged, they replace the missing parts with new Pentelic marble, which is the same type of marble originally used in the 5th century BCE. This marble still comes from Mount Penteli, north of Athens just like in ancient times.
What is that platform structure sticking out over the stylobate
Zagreb Cathedral: You merely adopted the scaffold; I was born in it, molded by it. I didn’t see the light until I was already scaffolded again, by then it was nothing to me but blinding.
But the construction is far from finished! At least one or two stones are missing on top.
Been there, boxed ticked, place is a death trap, in my opinion. Uneven ground, only one way in and out. No staff/marshals to do crowd control. And I wouldn’t like to be there during a major quake either.
It was an impressive sight even with scaffolding…
crazy talk, I know, but what if… y’all just built a new one? Caryatids and all?
maybe make it bigger… I mean, it’s the idea that’s beautiful, just carry it out fully is all I’m saying, give people something to really go wow at… no need to celebrate the abrasion of centuries, after all
It still looks pretty ruined to me. Damn corruption, all these time and money.
The British Museum needs to return the Elgin marbles.
Fun fact, it became a church in the 6th century AD and then a mosque in the 15th century AD, which was then destroyed by Greeks when they gained control over Athens.
What’s with the photoshopping though?
And it’s still not finished
You’re kidding me. And I was just there two weeks ago. I should have postponed my trip.
“They say of the Acropolis where the Parthenon is…”