Ministry of Defense: Coordination of actions for the protection and promotion of Zappeion and the wider historical areatranslated

A broad meeting was held at the Ministry of Culture, under the Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni, with the participation of the President of the Olympia and Zappeion Bequest Committee Lefteris Iovanidis, the General Secretary of Culture of Olympia Vikatos, collaborators of the Zappeion Megaros and officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As stated in the announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the subject of the meeting was the coordination of the actions of the Ministry of Culture and the Olympia and Zappeion Heritage Committee for the protection and promotion of the Zappeion Palace and its surroundings, based on the current institutional framework and, in particular, the provisions of the archaeological legislation.

The Zappeio Megaro, inextricably linked to the history of modern Athens and the revival of the Olympic idea, is one of the most emblematic neoclassical buildings of the capital. Its construction is linked to the vision and bequest of the national benefactor Evangelis Zappa for the revival of Olympia. Together with the gardens and its wider surrounding area, it constitutes a historical ensemble of particular architectural, cultural and environmental value.

In this context, Lina Mendoni underlined the need...