Municipality of Athens: The “cleaning operation” of graffiti in the Ancient Agora has been completed – See photos before and after

In the immediate restoration of its space Ancient Agora of Athens from the recent, large-scale, vandalism with paints, Mr Municipality of Athens with a large anti-graffiti operation, which was organized by the Cleanliness Directorate, in consultation and with the permission of the Ministry of Culture.

A total of 300 sq.m. within the archaeological site, as well as the ISAP railway lines, were completely cleaned by the municipality’s crews, using 160 liters of special solvent.

As it turned out, cleaning the stone surfaces was particularly difficult and the process had to be repeated several times. Indicative of the difficulty of the operation, but also of the extent of the vandalism, is that it took 5 days to complete the cleaning with a team of 8 people from the Municipality of Athens working on a daily basis. It is noted that the specific archaeological site was vandalized approximately 2.5 years ago and was immediately restored by the municipality’s crews.

“We quickly restored, and with due care, the deterioration in this emblematic place which in ancient times was the center of public life and today the “heart” of Ancient Athens and a pole of attraction for its visitors. We will not tolerate images of vandalism in any archaeological site or monument of the city”, says the Mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis in a statement and adds: “At the same time, we continue to fight in the center and the neighborhoods for a cleaner city. Our project is reflected in numbers: A total of 33,536 sq.m. surfaces have been cleaned of tags and given a renewed look. The anti-graffiti actions continue intensively, with the aim of ensuring a more beautiful everyday life for the Athenians and a more welcoming city for our visitors”.

The Deputy Mayor of Cleanliness and Recycling of the Municipality of Athens, Mr. Nikos Avramidis, points out: “The Cleanliness Department of the Municipality of Athens has undertaken the difficult task of changing the image on the walls of the city, removing the smudges and preventing – with special means – future vandalism. We continue our actions on a daily basis, restoring squares, parks and pedestrian streets. Our goal is a city that is cleaner than ever.”

After the cleaning process was completed, a special “film” was placed, with the aim of protecting the surface from further vandalism.

For the safety of the workers, the work to restore the site of the Ancient Agora took place after midnight and until the early hours of the morning, during the interruption of the power supply to the railway lines.

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