ATHENS - 2008

Acropolis. M. Ioannidou (Director, Acropolis Restoration Service) reports on the work of the Service in 2007 and 2008. Parthenon: structural restoration of the dismantled members of the north colonnade continued, with 8 columns reset in place, and work begun on resetting the entablature at the level of the architrave. At the west end of the north colonnade the dismantling of the metopes was initiated. Propylaia: restoration work on the ceilings of the west hall has been completed with the resetting of restored architectural members of the superstructure. Restoration of the east portico has reached the level of the frieze. Temple of Athena Nike: resetting of restored blocks of the architrave and column bases continued, alongside structural restoration of the intervening layers.
Eleftherotypia and To Vima (15/01/09) report the findings of a conservation and excavation project at the back wall of the Stoa of Eumenes II on the south slope of the Acropolis. This north wall appears to have been constructed in the 4th Ct BC as part of an athletics facility, and also supported the peripatos above. Many graffiti were discovered on the faces of the blocks, indicating that the structure was part of the first Panathenaic Stadium of the Athenians.