Viggen Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 French lighting designer Pierre Bideau has been asked to help create a new look for the Parthenon. If everything goes according to plan, within a few months we will be able to admire the most important monuments in Athens under a new light. Some 1,200 lights will be placed in the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the Propylaea, the Temple of Hephaestus, the Herod Atticus Theater and the monuments of Philopappou Hill, radically changing the image these monuments present at night. The aim is for the new lights to render the natural color of the rock instead of the harsh shade of orange that hundreds of industrial spotlights project today. full article at ekathimerini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altyfc Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 Does all this light in any way damage the rock, I wonder...? Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 You'd certainly think that industrial lighting couldn't be good. Though I wish they'd worry less about the lighting and more about its ultimate conservation and restoration. A tourist attraction that valuable must make compromises though, I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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