Restoration of Parthenon’s north wall to showcase citadel's geometry

The Parthenon is to be brought one step closer to what it looked like in the 18th century after the Central Archaeological Council (KAS) last week approved a project to restore the long northern wall of its inner structure (known as the cella or naos).

The relevant study approved by KAS is the work of late architect Charalambos Bouras, a key figure in the long-running restoration of the Acropolis, who also served as president of the Committee for the Conservation of the Acropolis Monuments. The study proposes rebuilding a section of the fallen wall by reinstalling 360 ancient stones alongside 90 new ones made from marble from Dionysos, north of Athens, which closely resembles the Parthenon's original Pentelic stone.

Once completed, the construction will effectively return the northern wall to the form it had following the bombing of the Parthenon by Fransesco Morosini...