AP, ATHENS
Visitors to the Acropolis can now see the Parthenon’s western side looking whole for the first time in about 220 years.Officially unveiled on Thursday, restorers have slotted two new marble blocks into long-empty gaps high on the temple’s western end — the view visitors see when they first enter the ancient monument in Athens.The 25-century-old monument overlooking Athens attracted about 4.6 million visitors last year.
The Parthenon, right, atop the Acropolis in Athens is pictured on Thursday.
Long-term restoration projects address damage caused by war, weather and looting, including the broken outline of the western side.Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni described the sight after the latest restoration as “truly stunning.”
The two new stones do more than fill a gap, she said.
