Works to restore the floor of the famous Erechtheum of the Acropolis are soon to set off upon the approval of the Central Archaeological Council. The renovation project was proposed by the Acropolis Monuments Preservation division and will allow visitors to enter inside the temple. Time was the key-element of the temple’s floor destruction, while earthquakes, raids, vandalism and excavations also had equal share in the “ruins”, which have prevented today’s visitors from actually entering the monument.
The ancient myths suggest that under the Erechtheum’s floor, know as “Prostomiaion” lay the salty water spring that Poseidon offered the Athenians as a prize. The Ottomans used the western part of the northern wall and the monument’s narthex as water reservoirs. These will be visible during renovation.
The floor will be covered with 14-centimeter thick marble plaques, placed over a removable metal construction.