Can the Greek capital’s concrete jungle ever change? Afforestation of neglected open spaces the size of 600 football fields could turn Athens into a green city, experts say.
Backed into a corner of concrete and pavement, few Athenians have a garden or a grassy lawn to call their own. Each resident of this crowded metropolis, home [...]
July 12, 2009 | Spyros Kyprianou Arena [Palais De Sport] Venue | Limassol
The king of shock rock, the most “beloved” rock entertainer of the world according to The Rolling Stone Album Guide, Alice Cooper, comes to Cyprus for one and only concert.
Scandalous costumes, guillotines and electric chairs on the stage, combined with the “foggy” [...]
Limassol Wine Festival | August 28, 2009 to September 6, 2009 | Organised by Limassol Municipality
Cyprus’ wine capital Limassol lives up to its reputation as a party town with a Wine Festival that it hosts every year. Held at the Municipal Gardens, just across from the coastal promenade, in late August, early September, this event has [...]
The June 20th, 2009 official opening of the New Acropolis Museum has attracted the interest of worldwide media covering this high-profile event.
The US media have touched on Greece’s petition to have the so-called Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon Marbles, back, noting that the New Museum is a great asset to that end.
New York Times Newspaper, ABC Television and [...]
As the Acropolis and its monuments declare to the world, nothing makes a grander statement than a grand building.
Thucydides, in his unforgettable chronicle of the decline and fall of Athens, noted that in the future people would look on the ruins of his city and consider it greater than it was, while the ruins [...]
1 euro entrance fee until the end of the year, with tickets available online at www.theacropolismuseum.gr
5 euros entrance fee from January 1, 2010
2 million visitors expected every year
21,000 square meters space occupied by the Museum, two-thirds of which is exhibition space
7,000 square meters allocated to the creation of green spaces
4,000 exhibits to be displayed
16,000 square [...]
1801 > With Greece under Ottoman rule, Lord Elgin, the British Ambassador to Constantinople, begins transporting the looted Parthenon sculptures from the Acropolis to Britain. The collection amassed by Elgin eventually included 247 feet of the original 524 ft Parthenon frieze, according to the British Museum’s website.
1816 > The British Parliament purchases the Parthenon Marbles from [...]
