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Acropolis Restoration Service and Virtual Tour

ACROPOLIS RESTORATION SERVICE


The Acropolis Restoration Service (YSMA) is a special peripheral service of the Ministry of Culture. It was established by the Presidential Edict 97/1999 (Φ.Ε.Κ. 104/Α/26.5.99) in order to organize and carry out the works of conservation and restoration on the Acropolis. Academic responsibility for carrying out the works has, since 1975, been held by the Committee for the Conservation of the Acropolis Monuments (ESMA), an interdisciplinary committee of specialist scholars.

The ACROPOLIS OF ATHENS VIRTUAL TOUR

The Virtual Tour of the Acropolis is an interactive website that allows various aspects of the historical site to be explored in a unique way. It consists of high-resolution gigapixel images and panoramas of the four main monuments - the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena Nike - as well as a detailed photographic representation of the inner and outer ancient walls surrounding the hill, all accompanied by historical information and a descriptive map.

Publications of the Acropolis Restoration Service are available here in pdf format.
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