The Acropolis, a symbol of western civilization, will be the world’s oldest landmark to turn off the lights for Earth Hour and join the global movement against climate change.

At 8:30PM local time the Parthenon, the centrepiece of the Acropolis, will turn black and join an hundreds of millions people from around the globe to switch off the lights in the first global election on the future of our planet.

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The long-awaited museum where Greece hopes to one day display the Elgin Marbles alongside other ancient masterpieces from the Acropolis will be inaugurated this summer.

Culture Minister Antonis Samaras said Friday the opening ceremony will be held on June 20. Initially, Greece had planned to open the New Acropolis Museum ahead of the 2004 Athens Olympics.

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There’s a nice article over at Trifter.com about the Parthenon and the Erechtheion – two great architectural buildings from Ancient Greece, check it out HERE.

 

 

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