A plan for the restoration of the French Pier at the port of Lavrio, SE Attica by the National Technical University of Athens (the Polytechnic) was unanimously approved by the Ministry of Culture’s Central Council of Newer Monuments, it was announced Friday, according to ANA.
The French Pier, an industrial landmark of the region and the largest such construction in Greece, was built between 1886 and 1888, the Polytechnic said in a bulletin of 2018 when it was assigned the project. The Lavrio silver and lead mines – known and used since antiquity – shut down in the late 20th century and the site was assigned historical status in 1987, without however any further plans.
The plan’s approval will be followed by a contract with the Attica Region and an auction for the project, Mayor Dimitris Loukas noted.
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