DESTROY below the ACROPOLIS

SHALL THEY DEMOLISH A WORK OF ART,
TO REVEAL A RESTAURANT TERRACE?

DELISTING, WITH AN INTENT TO DEMOLISH, OF A PROTECTED BUILIDING AT 17 DIONYSIOU AREOPAGITOU STR., ATHENS.

(see also the greek version)
More at: http://areopagitou17.blogspot.com

The building at 17 Dionysiou Areopagitou, below the Acropolis, ranks according to architecture historians among the most significant early 20th century monuments, and is the most beautiful Art Deco specimen in Athens. Its façade is decorated with mosaics, sculptures and grey and pink marble. It was designed in 1930 by the famous greek architect Vassilis Kouremenos (1875 -- 1957).

The building was listed as protected by the ministry of physical planning in 1978, along with another eight on the same street, and as a Work of Art by the culture ministry in 1988.

After fierce debate and a hung vote which was resolved by the chairman's double vote, it was recommended that the building at 17 Dion. Areopagitou be de-listed as a Work of Art, so that it may also be de-listed as protected, together with its neighbour, and be demolished. The reason: the buildings partly block the view between the New Acropolis Museum and the Acropolis.

Demolishing the two listed buildings would mutilate the architectural continuum of Dionysiou Areopagitou, which helps make this walkway one of the most interesting and beautiful in Europe. It would also vanquish an important piece of our modern urban history. Ironically, this is for the benefit of a museum site, whose mission should be to preserve and transmit memory, not to destroy it.

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[versomusic]

Demolishing the listed building would mutilate the architectural continuum of D. Areopagitou, which helps make this walkway one of the most interesting and beautiful in Europe. It would also vanquish an important piece of our modern urban history. Ironically, this is for the benefit of a museum site, whose mission should be to preserve and transmit memory, not to destroy it.

[Peristerygr]

I've been to the museum and nothing prevents the view from the museum to Acropolis! Just some people want io destroy a building that is built in the rythm of a modern Greek Arcitecture. And in Greece more money are maid by the constuction of a building rather than its use -and that because the constuction corps is one of the strongest lobbies in Greece -they actually "buy" whole goverments here!!

[mariuslupercus]

Βασικά το μουσείο πρέπει να γκρεμίσουν όχι τίποτα άλλο... εδώ δεν λυπήθηκαν τόσα αρχαία που ισοπέδωσαν απο κάτω και άλλα τόσα που έκλεψαν και χάθηκαν σε "προσωπικές συλλογές" για να φτιάξουν αυτό το ανθυπο-Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος πράμμα να πούμε!

[pakarpis]

Don't do it!  Save it!

[bubblezzzbubble]

Ti les kale?!?! milas sovara? h tha grafeis greeklish h tha grafeis ellhnika apofasise ... gt ta orthografika einai asugxwrhta kai sta duo comments s kai meta mila gia paideia twn allwn ... aplws s milhsa sth glwssa s kai to piases xD

auta kai polla eipa twra talk to the hand !

x x x

[thanasisgnr]

ok.... dn penepseis t psiti s tha pesei n se plakwsei...

apo t tropo p milas fainetai k h paidia s ;-) !

koita egw san politis ts athinas thelw n vlepw tn iero vraxo apo t museio p kataskeuasan gia auton ton skopo k oxi n parempodizetai apo kati allo...(auta t 2 panemorfa opws k n t kanume oikodomhmata)

[bubblezzzbubble]

eisai gtp file sto mono p sumfwnw einai h apaisia thea twn a/c kai kakos s apantw gt oute kan eides h diavases to logo p theloun na ta gremisoun. . . nomizw o/h abgdez... ta pe ola :)

[thanasisgnr]

ok .. einai istoria alla h istoria t parthenona einai megalhterh apo t wraio auto oikodomhma... prepei n katastrafei gt otan episkepteis t museio prepei n vlepeis olo tn iero vraxo... tn opoio krhvun auta t 2 oikodomhmata alla sygkekrimena t 17..

emena m prokalese aidia otan hmun sthn aithusa tn maramarwn tn aetomatwn k evlepa ta air-conditon auton tn 10 15 atomwn p menun ekei.

prepei n katastrafei gia t kalo t episkepth t museiou, k oxi na mhnei gia tn idiokthth p logika t thelei.

[Thoukudides]

buildings can be dismantled and relocated

expensive but coommonly done

[nixter888]

DO NOT DARE TO DESTROY THE BEAUTIFUL BUILDING!!!

Shame on you!!!!

[chsmgr]

This is the most hedious video greeks could make