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Old May 26, 2023 | 6:23 am
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Originally Posted by Pausanias
........ the Parthenon partially covered in scaffolding. Best seen from a distance, like the GB's roof terrace. I know I'm old and out of touch, but I do remember our trip to the Acropolis in 1976 and I guess there were less than 50 people up there.
The Parthenon has been covered in scaffolding for about 20 years now. The on-going restoration has essentially become part of the monument itself. When we visited in 1970..... you could still clamber all over the Parthenon inside and out. Nothing was roped off.
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