For the first time in roughly 220 years, the western facade of the Parthenon has been returned to what the Culture Ministry described as its fullest possible form, free of external scaffolding.

Restoration work on the western pediment of the Parthenon has been completed, the Culture Ministry announced on Thursday, after the last pieces of scaffolding were removed from…

Es ist ein »historischer Moment«, sagt die griechische Kulturministerin: Nach zwei Jahrhunderten Restaurierung ist die Westfassade der Akropolis wieder vollständig sichtbar. Dabei…