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Ziller-Loverdos Mansion in Athens opens to visitors
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An “architectural jewel for Athens”, the Ziller-Loverdos Mansion on Mavromichali street, opened to the public last week.
The three storey mansion was built by famous German architect Ernst Ziller in 1885. He resided there with his family until 1912.
“I think that most Athenians would not have seen that there is such a building on Mavromichali Street, as for many years there were scaffolding and burlap. It is a special architecture, which was originally Ziller’s house which was bought by the banker Dionysios Loverdos. As an architecture, it has its own special characteristics, which make it, in combination with the transformations brought about by Dionysios Loverdos, a monument,” Greece’s Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni said.
Greece Marks International Museum Day with Free Admission
” width=”800″>A view of the interior of the Acropolis museum, looking up at the Parthenon atop the Acropolis. Credit: Facebook/Acropolis Museum
Greece celebrates International Museum Day on Tuesday by offering free admission to all museums and archaeological sites throughout the country.
International Museum Day is celebrated every year on May 18th and is coordinated by the International Council of Museums (ICOM).
” width=”1080″>The day was established in 1977 to increase public awareness of the role of museums in the development of society, and it has been steadily gaining momentum ever since.
“This year’s celebration of International Museum Day coincides with the reopening of Culture and the opening of museums throughout the country from May 14. Last year we were forced to celebrate International Day only digitally. This year, the big celebration of museums has a special meaning,” said Greece’s M
A replica of the Charioteer of Delphi, one of the best-known statues surviving from Ancient Greece, was unveiled at the Metro station at Hamad International Airport (HIA) on Tuesday by Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni.
“Many centuries later, the Charioteer becomes an ambassador of the friendship between Greece and Qatar,” she said.
She also highlighted the statue’s unique eyes, made of semi-precious stone and glass, providing a very vivid impression.
“We chose to offer the Charioteer to the people of Qatar at a time which marks the strengthening of relations between the two countries.”
Mendoni was then given a personal tour of Qatar’s new National Museum by the Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Museums, Ahmad Al-Namla, showing the country’s history from prehistoric times to the present day.
Greece offers divers access to 91 ship and aircraft wrecks
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Greece’s Culture Ministry under the guidance of the Central Council for Modern Monuments is allowing access to 91 ship and aircraft wrecks to recreational divers.
Selected by the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, which oversees underwater archaeological activities in Greece, the wrecks date back to the 1868-1970 period, predominantly the WW2-era.
They are located across Attica, the South and North Aegean regions, Crete, Central Macedonia, the Ionian Islands Region, Western and Central Greece, Epirus, the Peloponnese, and Thessaly.
“The seabed of the Greek seas is an underwater ark of our history,” said Greece’s Minister of Culture and Sports Lina Mendoni.