Restoration of the Mycenaean Wall on the eastern side of the Acropolis – See photos

The Ministry of Culture is moving guardant with the restoration of the Mycenaean partition connected the eastbound plateau of the Acropolis, successful the country of the Old Museum.

Restoring the Mycenaean partition adjacent the Old Museum of the Acropolis was deemed necessary, arsenic it preserves and highlights 1 of the best-preserved sections of the Acropolis’ Mycenaean fortifications. At present, the country is closed to visitors, having been utilized chiefly arsenic retention for scattered architectural members.

Once works are completed successful the archetypal fractional of 2026, the country eastbound and northbound of the Old Museum volition beryllium opened to the public. A peculiar visitant way volition besides beryllium established, based connected the maestro program for the improvement of the Acropolis’ eastbound plateau.

To measure the authorities of preservation compared to erstwhile the 2 sections of the partition were archetypal uncovered, the photographic archive of the German Archaeological Institute successful Athens was used. According to the documentation and the restoration study, six further scattered stones — recovered adjacent — person present been attributed to the wall.

In parallel with the conservation of these parts of the Mycenaean wall, 2 sections of the foundations and 2 parallel walls of the Sanctuary of Pandion, located adjacent the Old Museum, are besides being restored.

It is noted that each interventions travel the principles of respect for the humanities phases of the monuments, reversibility of interventions, minimal interference, and the information of some visitors and staff.

In her statement, Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni said:
“The Acropolis, beyond being the foremost monument of classical antiquity, is besides a spot wherever grounds of antithetic humanities periods coexists and is preserved. Through the restoration and promotion of the Mycenaean partition — 1 of the best-preserved sections of the prehistoric fortification — and the instauration of the caller visitant route, we are safeguarding a unsocial monument. We shed airy connected the city’s past crossed the agelong durée, offering visitors the accidental to observe aspects of the Acropolis Rock’s past that until present remained unseen and chartless to the wider public.

This task is linked to the upgrading and reactivation of the Old Museum with caller uses, arsenic good arsenic the ongoing restoration and enhancement works of the Acropolis monuments. Since 2020, the systematic upgrading of visitant services astatine the Acropolis tract has been underway. Recently, caller routes were opened — specified arsenic the locomotion on the northbound slope — adding caller experiences for visitors, portion a caller Hellenic Organization of Cultural Resources Development (ODAP) store has besides opened, tailored to the needs of this archaeological site. With consistency, we proceed to service the involution program for the champion imaginable extortion and promotion of the monumental ensemble, the enrichment of visitant experience, and the enhancement of accessibility.”