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Controversial concrete paths on the Acropolis are part of a grand restoration

Controversial concrete paths on the Acropolis are part of a grand restoration

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Aug 03, 2021
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This article was published by Al Jazeera. 

ATHENS, Greece – A concrete controversy is raging over the Acropolis in Athens. 

Architects and archaeologists say that re-paving pathways for visitors on the millennia-old monument with concrete is a barbaric intervention. 

“It’s a crime to wound the Rock, because it’s a monument,” architect Tasos Tanoulas told l…

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