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In the last hours, photos of the Sacred Rock of the Acropolis have been circulating on the internet, in which the works for the construction of routes for the disabled to the Acropolis are presented.
There were many reactions to the cement corridors and the Ministry of Culture issued a statement responding to the issue.
The Ministry of Culture and Sports expresses its joy that sensitive citizens were concerned about the routes, which are paved on the Rock of the Acropolis, in order to facilitate access for the disabled, the elderly, citizens with health problems.
Despina Makropoulou / Tasos Tanoulas
At the same time, he regrets that the same sensitive citizens protesting have not visited the Holy Rock for at least twenty years, when these roads are paved with cement. The difference is that over time and with the passage of millions of visitors, all these years, the material has been destroyed and the routes are a trap even for those who do not have difficulty moving.
Despina Makropoulou / Tasos Tanoulas
With the operation of the slope elevator, which will allow the safe and comfortable ascent of the visitors, who have difficulties for various reasons, to the monument, the existing routes are improved with material, approved by the Committee for the Conservation of Monuments of the Acropolis, chaired by the academic. Manolis Korre and the Central Archaeological Council.
Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world come each year to visit the Sacred Rock. May this pilgrimage not be a privilege for those who have no trouble climbing. The disabled, the elderly, people with various problems have the right to see and admire closely the monuments of the Acropolis, the participants of daily education ”.
“This is the current picture of cement-paved roads in the 1960s,” the ministry said.
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