European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Travel european attractions get Facelift by Larry Thorson associated press americans taking that Uncein lifetime tour of the magnificent monuments of Europe  be surprised to find some of them obscured by the renovators just think How the statue of wreathed in looks to european whats wrong with All these All of a sudden they suffer from air vibration of the Wear of the elements and Plain old but the crush of visitors is also a Italy alone reports 50 million visitors a All those feet Wear out floors the visitors breath contains water vapor that damages the Prado museum in which counts 2 million visitors is in the Middle of an 11 year renovation aimed partly at protecting its priceless Stock of including masterpieces by Velasquez and air conditioning was the first priority because the paintings were deteriorating because of the Large number of said Jaime architect in charge of the Prado Rome has had to place Many of its ancient monuments inside Green cloth covered scaffolding because of air pollution and the vibration of heavy they May remain obscured for decades until a solution is the covering Over the monuments can protect them by reducing the velocity of deterioration by 95 said Giorgia head of Romes Center of preservation and restoration of cultural the Only real solution which would Stop the deterioration altogether is a Glass Cage Glass cages would change the entire greek authorities have moved some old sculptures to Glass cases indoors because their Stone was wasting away in the polluted air of modern Athens that washes Over the Here is a country country breakdown of the condition of some major european Britain the Palace of Westminster in the Home of the British parliament and the famed faces of big has been at least partially under wraps since 1981 As part of a 10year program to repair and conserve its the clock Tower is wrapped in Green but the scaffolding is tripes photo Gus Schuettler the face of London big Ben will be dear of scaffolding by the Middle of the restoration of Romes sistine Chapel is ongoing but not All of the ceiling is obscured from coming Down said John who is directing the Well be Clear of the clock faces by the end of Saunders the operation has changed the color of the immense building from what looked like Black to a Dusty Shade of the natural color of its Piccadilly the major intersection in the heart of is being its Centrepiece statue of Eros was cleaned and temporarily placed in Royal festival Hall on the South Bank of the thames until next France the louvre in Home of the Venus de Milo and Many other masterpieces of has scheduled vast renovations starting this summer but Many galleries will remain the Victory column at the Bastille will be closed indefinitely for safety on the newly renovated list in Paris Are the hotel a 17thcentury private Villa which has been redone to accommodate the huge Picasso collection donated by his and the Pompidou the modern cultural Center which has been partly closed this year to rearrange its permanent the hotel Sale is to open in Greece the fifth Century stonework of the acropolis in Athens has been badly damaged by pollution and previous botched and yet another restoration Effort is to Start this summer on the the doric Temple of a Crane is to be installed inside the Parthenon to hoist Down blocks of Stone and then put them Back after Rusty Iron clamps which were inserted Early this Century Are replaced with non corrosive tourists reliving an earlier visit to Athens will have to look in the acropolis museum for the six statues of Young women called the Caryl kids which formerly supported a porch on the Ere theum acid rain was eating away their faces and the drapery of their gowns now there in nitrogen filled Glass cases Italy throughout columns and file photo buildings Are concealed behind protective cages of scaffolding covered with Green the problem is air and the Green cages May be up for As Long As 20 years until the City comes up with the Money and Means to protect the monuments from acid rain and vibrations from since 1980 restorers have been working on Michelangelo frescoes in the sistine where Popes Are by using an ingenious Bridge like scaffold designed by Only on fifth of his works will be out of sight to tourists at any one removing centuries of smoke and glue has radically changed the accepted View of Michelangelo style by revealing vivid Netherlands the roof of the Amsterdam built in is being renovated because the wooden beams Are rotting its More a problem of old age and humidity than of air said City Hall spokesman sied the a landmark in the historic City Center of the dutch capital located at a canal next to the Anne Frank is still used for religious services and in the the 17thcentury Maurits Huis museum has been closed since 1982 for renovation and installation of air about 200 of its 300 mostly old dutch Are on display in other museums in the the Maurits Huis is to open again in Spain the Prado museum in Madrid has half of its exhibit rooms under a general renovation that started in 1976 is expected to be finished in air conditioning and new lighting Are being installed rooms Are reopened As remodelling is the mosque in which Enesco recently declared an International was under repair from 1982 until last the me2quita Spanish for As it is still known is famed As the third largest in area in the it was converted into a roman Catholic Cathedral in the 13th 20 stripes Magazine May 1985