Restoration

Greek and Turkish Cypriots have begun the restoration of the historic monastery of Saint Panteleimon in Myrtou, in the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus. The local Turkish authorities decided to restore the monastery following an irrational act of vandalism in...

The restoration of the Parthenon, the global symbol of Western Democracy and civilization as well as Greece's most famous monument is not something new. It dates decades back, from the very beginning of the newly established Greek state in...

Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou visited on Sunday the ruins of the Bayezid Mosque in Didimotycho, which was destroyed by a blaze on March 22, and said restoration of the 14th century building will start as soon as possible. “I came...

The Ottoman-era's Fethiye Mosque (Fethiye Camii) located in the middle of the Roman Agora in central Athens will open to tourists and visitors by November at the latest, after going through extensive restoration, the Athens Ephorate of Antiquities told...

The monastery of Apostle Andreas, in the Turkish occupied Karpass peninsula, will be delivered to the pilgrims next month. Greek-Cypriot co-chairman of the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, Takis Hadzidemetriou told CNA last Monday that the first phase of the...

The team of scientists involved in preservation work at the iconic shipwreck of Zakynthos whose bow rises from Navagio Bay say it is in danger of total disintegration. Thirty-six years after becoming the island's top tourist attraction, the wreck...

In an effort to create a huge data base of Athenian architectural wonders that are rapidly-disappearing , Monumenta is hosting a photo competition, titled "Greek Buildings in Danger", that runs until October 16. Participants are called to submit photographs...

The breathtakingly-beautiful Navagio (Shipwreck) Bay on the Ionian island of Zakynthos has suffered from deterioration and decay over the last 36 years. Work to preserve the "monumental debris" that has spearheaded tourism to the region has begun so that...

Michalis Chrisochoidis, Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Network, visited the quake stricken Cephalonia to inspect the progress of the constructions at the Lixouri port and the road network of the island. He indicated that Myrtos, the famous beach of the...

The administration of the Louvre Museum announced that during the last two months they were able to raise the amount of 500,000 Euros for the restoration of the statue of the Winged Victory of Samothrace. The "Everybody Can Be Maecenas”...