Article: MARBLE REPLICA BUILT TO FIT IN AT THE ACROPOLIS.(News)

Byline: Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece -- Greece on Wednesday unveiled a marble replica of a column capital to be used in the ongoing, $85 million restoration project at the Acropolis.

The 2.2-ton capital will sit atop a column in the monumental Propylaea gate leading to the Parthenon. Decorated with graceful spirals and moldings, the capital was carved by two sculptors, working for two years.

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