Piraeus ancient gate to be conserved, site expanded

[Handout/Culture Ministry]

A gross and adjoining conception of the past walls of Piraeus will beryllium conserved to code harm from rainwater erosion while the archaeological ιστοσελίδα that contains them will beryllium expanded, the Culture Ministry said Monday.

A ministry statement said an other 7,000 square meters will beryllium added to the 20,000-square-meter ιστοσελίδα of the Eetioneian Gate, pursuing an statement with the Piraeus Port Authority. This will bring the ιστοσελίδα into adjacent proximity with the erstwhile harbor warehouses where the ministry plans to physique a caller depository of underwater archaeology. 

The statement said that work connected the ιστοσελίδα will see drainage to support rainwater distant from the basal of the two circular towers flanking the precocious 5th period BC Eetioneian Gate, while harm to the towers’ little ashlar courses will beryllium repaired.

The gross was added to the existing walls of Piraeus – which were besides protected by a ditch and outworks – successful 411 BC, and was intended for subject use. The surviving fortifications day from the 5th to the 3rd centuries BC.