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One November morning in 2019, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, then president of Greece, accompanied his guests -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan -- and took a tour of the sun-lit Acropolis Museum, Athens.

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Million people climbed to the top each year. one good thing to come out of the lockdowns was there was finally the time and the space to make the site more accessible to those with mobility issues. just seen a sign for disabled entrance, i think. yeah. know what? its still a mission to get up here. i can see why the ancient greeks were so fit. you have to be a god to get up this ramp. lets do it! which way am i going? this way? thank you. remember when i said it was a 15—minute hike up some st...

Wow, thats incredible! disabled gods, or gods with disabilities. im learning so many new things. this is amazing. there are plans in place to make the site even more accessible with the installation of further paths. i, for one, think this attraction is setting a good example to historic monuments throughout the world, and im really happy that i get to experience the acropolis now. making ancient greece accessible — i mean, whats not to love about that? dont go away, because there is loads mor...

All i have to do is catch my breath and admire the scenery as i wait for the brand—new lift, built to comfortably accommodate two wheelchairs at a time. but not everyone sees it as an improvement, with some critics calling it a modernist eyesore. well, i think it beats climbing flights of steps any day of the week. this is all right. look at this view. this isjust... i mean, this is an extra part of the trip. this is a part that only we get! he chuckles all the other good old—fashioned two�...

Been used as a fortress, a mosque, and its even been blown up. but its headliner has got to be the parthenon — a temple dedicated to the ancient greek goddess athena, who gave the city of athens its name. now i get to experience the acropolis, and i get this wonderful view of the parthenon. this is brilliant. i want to take these concrete slabs home. but "improvements" is not a word some would use when describing the work carried out at the site. not everyone is happy with the renovations that...

Complained about the concrete slabs being laid down, saying that its hiding the original features of the acropolis and even wounding the stone here. but ive been told that these slabs can be raised, and youll still have the original features, and, actually, look — this is some of the original stone, and its smooth anyway. rival historians claim the work carried out is a means to get more tourists to visit and is disrespectful to the sites diverse past. im heading down to the acropolis museum t...

Thats changing, as i found when i travelled to athens back in april. the acropolis is greeces number—one tourist attraction, and pre—pandemic over 3.5 million people climbed to the top each year. one good thing to come out of the lockdowns was there was finally the time and the space to make the site more accessible to those with mobility issues. just seen a sign for disabled entrance, i think. yeah. know what? its still a mission to get up here. i can see why the ancient greeks were so fit....

Im talking about. but help is at hand. all i have to do is catch my breath and admire the scenery as i wait for the brand—new lift, built to comfortably accommodate two wheelchairs at a time. but not everyone sees it as an improvement, with some critics calling it a modernist eyesore. well, i think it beats climbing flights of steps any day of the week. this is all right. look at this view. this isjust... i mean, this is an extra part of the trip. this is a part that only we get! all the other...