St. Nicholas National Shrine 'begins To Glow' With Pentelic Marble
The reconstruction of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center, is back on track and the exterior is scheduled to be ready by September 11. The building’s most distinct feature is the marble curtain wall, which comes from the same vein of Pentelic Marble that built the Parthenon 2,500 years ago. It was a gift from the Greek Government. “We begin in Attica, where the marble has been quarried from the very same vein as the Parthenon marble, which is white with a faint tint of yellow, making it shine with a golden hue under sunlight,” Archbisho...
Source: greekcitytimes.com