European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 03, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes tuesday september 3, 1985 today s crossword enl Rolion Efthi Parthenon will begin the year. Piecing the Parthenon together again by Kerin Hope associated press reek conservation experts have collected some 1,500 chunks of Marble masonry scattered Over the ancient acropolis Hill so they can be replaced on the Parthenon Temple in a 10-year restoration project starting later this year. Blocks of All shapes and sizes Are neatly stacked beside is 5th Century . Temple dedicated to Athena goddess of Wisdom and Patron Ollie ancient City. It s been a vast three dimensional Jigsaw Puzzle. Identifying which of the pieces of Marble lying on the Hill actually came from the Parthenon then deciding where on the building they Nicholas Togan Lyls an architect working on the project said in an interview. Tjw Parthenon completed around 438 ., was the crowning architectural glory of Athens in its Golden ago. It was decorated with Superb sculptures by phew Las who also designed a 39-toot-Htgh 12-meter High statue of Athena in Gold and Ivory that stood inside the Temple. Ravaged by time War looting careless restoration and atmospheric pollution the Temple is viewed by More than 10.000 tourists who climb the Rocky acropolis Hill each Day in summer. The sheer volume of visitors can be a problem. One of the reasons for gathering up the scattered stones As soon As possible was to protect them. Just a Trace of suntan Oil for can someone sitting Down can damage the Marble Togan Dis said. Later this year the archaeologists plan to Lay a special Concrete floor Over the Parthenon s worn Marble paving. Then a retractable French made Crane will be be moved inside the Temple to Start the restoration work. The Crane will take Down blocks of Marble weighing up to to tons each so that about 1,000 rusting Iron clamps inserted by restorers Early this Century can be replaced with non corrosive titanium imported from Japan. The clamps expanded As they rusted cracking the Marble blocks. Then the blocks will be returned to their original positions along with those recently collected. Using the Crane meant we Don t have to cover up the Parthenon with unsightly scaffolding and spoil the City s Skyline for the next decade Togan Lyls said. The to oration program also Calls for removing More badly weathered sculpture from the Temple and moving a 34-foot column shifted by an earthquake to its original place. Greece spends around $1.1 million yearly on restoration work on the acropolis plus the equivalent of another $38,000 contributed by its european common Market partners. New Marble blocks Are being Cut from mount Pentell nine Miles North of the City at quarries close to those used by the ancient builders of the Parthenon. Used As a Christian Church from the 6th Century and As a mosque after ottoman turks captured Athens in 1458. The Parthenon survived virtually intact for almost 2,000 years. But in september 1687, when venetian forces were besieging the acropolis a mortar Shell dropped right into the Temple used by the turks As an ammunition store. Fourteen columns were blown out along Voth much of the the walled Hall Sot inside the surrounding columns. Mora damage we cd a when the victorious venetian general Francesco morose no tried to pull Down a sculptural group and by lord Elgin the British Diplomat who carried off most of the carved frieze blocks in the Early 19lh Century. Today they Are one of the treasures of the British museum in London. The Hill was covered with pieces of Marble from different periods from other temples and buildings some erected when Athens was under roman Rule Togan Lyls said. It took More than six months to identify and collect the scattered blocks weighing from one to seven tons. They represent almost to percent of the Temple masonry. By Eugene Sheffer across1 courts 5 ceremony dough 9 homonym 12 Polly to Tom 13 Oil exporter 14 operate15 imaginary Sweet heart 17 in ,18 Feather scarves in Lessen 21 Sou server 24 edge28 israeli port26 squirmed 30 through finish 31 French River 32 carte33 journeyed 35 weather word 36 gospel writer 37 French sculptor 38 its Capitalis Valletta 40 affirm42 Kimono sash43 fantastic idea48 Clumsy boat49 Black 50 heraldic 51 bond52 soft drink 53 China Swonder Down Small mass Alsabrooks 3 o clock jump"4 farm building r capital of latvia6 Spring flower7 Sailor 8 expand9 sleep sphere 9-3ana. To or urday a Puzzle 11 graded her. 16 famous Stooge 20 large21 endure 22 Maple Genus 23 unreal 24 tie up26 Amble 27 caviar28 biblical word29 Daybreak 31 mexican blankets 34 cistern35 grief 37 communist 38 protective ditch39 Huls de dugout 40 footless41 Cava 44 nigerian45 time period46 entire amount47 Torme or to lulls 9-3 Hubert
