Restoration work completed on facade wall of Herod Atticus Odeion in Athens

The Ephorate of Antiquities in Athens announced, that maintenance work on the facade wall of the legendary Herod Atticus Odeion in downtown  Athens; near the Plaka area, is over.

The Odeon of Herodes [Credit: Explore Greece]

The wall runs along the front entrance of the theatre and on the interior of the theatre looks down on the stage.

The work stabilized sections of the stone wall that were in danger of detachment, thus endangering visitors. The scaffolding that ran along the whole facade, and that was a fixture of the monument in the last twenty years, has been removed.

The scaffolding seen here on the facade wall of the legendary Herod Atticus Odeion 
has finally been removed [Credit: ANA-MPA]

The maintenance work, which began in 2015, lasted for two years.

The Herod Atticus Theatre is the main venue of the Athens Festival, an annual event that runs from May to October.

Author: Theo Ioannou | Source: Greek Reporter [December 22, 2017]