On the sidewalk of Panepistimiou street, there is a manhole that leads to the engine room of DEDDIE, which is non-tight, covered with a perforated metal lid, exposed and not sheltered.
Inflow of rainwater into the building of the National Gallery and problems in the basement of the REX building were found due to the intense weather phenomena in Athens, according to today’s (7/9) announcement by the Ministry of Culture.
Specifically, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that “due to the intense weather in Athens, it was found that rainwater was inflowing into the building of the National Gallery, from the entrance of Michalakopoulou Street” and that “due to the large volume of water on the street, which could not be absorbed from the storm drains of the city network, they entered the building and ended up in the first basement of the building.”
The Ministry notes that “instructions have already been given by the competent Directorate for the Protection and Restoration of New and Modern Monuments (DIPANSSM) of the Ministry of Culture for additional armoring of the building and emphasizes: “None of the works on display in the Gallery were damaged.”
Regarding the problems in the underground space of the REX building, the Ministry of Culture points out: “In the basement, in the areas of the DEDDIE’s EM facilities (MT transformer area and electrical panels area) and the building’s EM facilities, the existence of water was found. Water inflow was also observed in some places on the basement ceiling.
On the sidewalk of Panepistimiou street, there is a manhole that leads to the engine room of DEDDIE, which is non-tight, covered with a perforated metal lid, exposed and not sheltered.
On the same pavement there is a non-tight hatch with a perforated lid for the passage of pipes and ducts. According to the assessment of the competent Directorate for the Protection and Restoration of Newer and Modern Monuments, the large volume of water entered from the two gates of the DEDDIE on the sidewalk and ended up in the engine room. It was also found that water had entered, probably from the rainwater collection pipes of Panepistimi Street, from the well located on the right side of the facade of the building.
The officers of DIPANSM are already in consultation with DEDDIE and the Technical Service of the Municipality of Athens, in order to deal with the issues”.
Finally, regarding Thessaly and in particular the Regional Units of Magnesia and Karditsa, the announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs points out that “it is not possible to carry out autopsies on archaeological sites and monuments.
When a recession of the phenomenon is observed, levels of the competent Antiquities Authority will carry out autopsies and checks to record any damages”.
Source: Skai
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