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Article: Acropolis Museum delayed.(Front Page)
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- Art in America
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- June 1, 2004
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Dashing any hope that the Elgin Marbles would be returned to Greece for the Olympics, the Greek government recently announced that the Acropolis Museum, designed by Bernard Tschumi, would not be ready in time for the August games. Construction of the museum has been seriously delayed by legal actions taken by nearby residents and others who claim that work on the site would destroy ancient artifacts and structures not yet uncovered. Tschumi's design calls for a 250,000-square-foot elevated structure that would provide views of and access to the ruins below. Though the architect expressed doubts last year that the museum would be ready in time, it was hoped that at least a ...
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