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With its new lighting, the Acropolis shone tonight, scattering some of its radiation across the world. “The light of the 21st century now embraces the Acropolis,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during his greeting from Pnyx Hill.
“Is celebration across borders and languages. “The values that were born in this place are universal property,” noted the prime minister, continuing to say:
“THE Democracy and the principles of classical Athens they need more light today as some question the regime of moderation and its ability to achieve equality and fair participation in the political process. They also demand the emergence of those aspects that lead to the reflection of democratic rules. As it happens now and with our new way of knowing the Acropolis. The previous lighting was already 15 years old. Time has worn him out. Technology got the better of it. “
“It just came to our knowledge then conscious political choice. Reintegrate the symbol of classical Greece into everyday life. The practical objective was twofold. On the one hand, highlight the space with its volume and geometry. On the other hand, the facilities must be modernized, gaining more durability and a smaller energy footprint ”, he added.
Referring to accessibility to the Acropolis, The prime minister said that the current elevator replaces a spacious elevator.
THE Kyriakos Mitsotakis He described the debt as “heavy” “to call on Greek artists to illuminate the work of Greek ancestors that for centuries illuminates and will illuminate all humanity.”
“In the pandemic that besieges the world today, all our refuge and weapon are the values of solidarity and equality. And those that became the medical advice of Hippocrates and the political acumen of Pericles. By re-lighting the Acropolis, symbolically they we give even more power “, make a note of.
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The event was broadcast live around the world. The lighting improvement work on the Sacred Rock was carried out in the presence of the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni and the President of the Onassis Foundation, Antonis S. Papadimitriou , who.
Under the almost full moon, the Rock, the Walls, the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheum, the Theater of Dionysus, the Stoa of Eumenes and the Dionysian Sanctuary were illuminated again, whilenine more monuments gained “shine” for the first time: The Thrasyllos monument, the Columns of the Sponsors, the Asclepieion and the Caves of Apollo and Aglavros / Hourglass, as well as the Sanctuary of Aphrodite.
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For the first time, the lighting distinguishes the monuments of the Holy Rock both from the walls and between them, highlighting their totality, but also the volume and geometry of each monument from all possible points of view. The marbles, whiter than ever, reflect every aspect, every geometric shape, every natural material, emphasizing the relief of the decoration of each monument.
The lighting study of the world heritage monument, carried out by the lighting designer Eleftheria Deko, was not limited to the aesthetic part, but includes the significant improvement of the existing infrastructure with the modernization of the electrical installation and the automation system and control of the luminaires. This is the first of a series of projects carried out by the Ministry of Culture and Sports with the aim of completely modernizing the infrastructure and services provided by the Acropolis, with a donation and execution by the Onassis Foundation.
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