The Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni He made a work visit to Delphi, and an autopsy on the ongoing major projects related to the fundamental repair of the Conference Center of the European Cultural Center, Delphi, In the performance of new parts of the archaeological site and upgrading the public reception and service infrastructure, but also in the armor of the archaeological site by rocky, due to the intense phenomena of climate change.
The Conference Group of the European Cultural Center of Delphi, which connects the unique Delphi landscape with Europe, is in an area of 100 acres and includes a conference center, a hostel and an outdoor theater. The complex of the conference center and the hostel It was built, in the mid -1960s, in plans by Kostas Kitsikis and Antonis Lampakis. It is a typical architectural sample of the modern movement. The Conference Center has two main and four auxiliary meeting rooms, library and secretariat venues, as well as a multipurpose ground room, suitable for exhibitions and seminars. In the building, its renovation work, with a budget of approximately € 11,000,000, are in full swing.
In his building Delphi Museum The construction of a new shop at the entrance of the archaeological site, with a budget of 800,000 euros, is ongoing. At the same time, the task of constructing a new ticket office and reception of visitors begins. The aim of the Ministry of Culture and ODAP is to build more user -friendly infrastructure for thousands of visitors to the archaeological site.
After the autopsies in all works, the Lina Mendoni He said: “In Delphi, a global historical and cultural landmark, a cultural pole that attracts visitors from Greece and abroad, throughout the year, Major projects are evolving that implemented by the Ministry of Culture with its competent services, with a total budget of more than 25,000,000 euros -mainly from resources from the Recovery Fund and the “Central Greece” -NSRF 2021-2027.
They are projects that aim to shield monuments in the archaeological site of the risks arising from the climate crisis, but also to upgrade infrastructure and services to the public. The rehabilitation and promotion projects of new sections in the deceased archaeological site They will contribute to the extension of the time of stay and visit, to Delphi. Culture is the great comparative advantage of our country. It is a major social good and a very important lever of economic prosperity, while contributing to the cultural and development dynamics of our country. “
The Ephorate of Delphi is executed by the Ephorate three new fastening, restoration and promotion projects, on monuments, with a total budget of approximately 3,000,000 euros, included in the Regional Operational Program “Central Greece”- NSRF 2021-2027. It is the complex of the Eastern Thermos, the western part of the ancient city of Delphi and the ancient Gymnasium. Upon completion of the first two works, dozens of acres are rendered to the Archaeological Site, which remain, so far, not accessible to visitors, highlighting very important monuments of Hellenistic and Roman times. At the same time, it proceeds, with resources of the Region, the task of protecting and promoting the ancient theater, through a programmatic contract of cultural development, between the Ministry of Culture and the Region of Central Greece, with a budget of 1,700,000 euros.
The Department of Restoration of Ancient Monuments of the Ministry of Culture performs the major task of dealing with the rocking and shielding of the visiting archaeological site, budget About 7,500,000 euros with TAA resources. This project is part of the National Strategic Plan to address the impact of climate change on our cultural heritage, implemented by the Ministry of Culture, with a completion horizon at the end of 2025.
The minister also spoke at the presentation of the bilingual photographic album “The Delphi in the 1950s with the lens of Robert McCabe” with selected literary texts for Delphi, at the European Cultural Center, in the presence of Robert McCabe. The internationally renowned American photographer signs the post -war photographs included in the publication, but also an important text with which he approaches, with penetration and respect, his place and history.
In her address for the “precious friend of Greece”, Robert Mc Cabe, Lina noted that “with her look and lens not only recorded, with unique and genuine sensitivity, visible and invisible shades and aspects of the Greek landscape, But in fact he captured and inherited us-in-laws of Greece that no longer exists. Today, our country is a developed European country that improves daily the quality of life of its citizens, a Greece that is constantly transformed and transformed. But a Greece that has a unique cultural heritage, a huge cultural reserve, which we must protect, highlight to ensure a sustainable and better future. “
As the minister pointed out, “it is extremely important that Robert McCabe has uniquely documented this excellent cultural reserve, in combination with the people, the Greeks of another era, but today are lessons to be lessonsed for the modern and intent citizens of our country. The Mc Cabe, Delphi, are alive, and at the same time it is a monument that takes the same life and, indeed, double. Chooses to be viewed in light, various moments of the day, Experiment with their volumes, outlines, shadows, without a minimum of the historicity, the greatness, the mysteriousness of space. On the contrary, he is all piercing with his lens. “
The Delphi Archaeological Museum has been presented since June 2023, the photo exhibition, with the homonymous title, constituting the visual material of the album.
The Minister, throughout her autopsy, The Deputy Minister of Justice and Member of Parliament accompanied Fokida Ioannis Bougas, The Secretary General of Culture George Teaskalou, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ODAP Nikoleta Valakou, the Head of the NSRF Staff of the Ministry of Culture Ioannis Mylonas, the Head of the Directorate of Studies and Execution of Museums of Museums and Cultural Buildings Constantine Frisira, An. Head of the Department of Restoration of Ancient Monuments Themistocles Vlachoulis, the Head of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Fokida Athanasia Psaltis, the Head of the Department of Studies of Ancient Monuments Michalis Lefantzis, and other officials.