Discovered by chance during the construction of a building in the center of Marseille, a Greek quarry dating from the 5th century BC will be partly classified.
This represents a first victory for the residents against the French city’s authorities who were planning to build on the historic site, according to a report by French Agency, AFP.
“It’s a great step forward,” exclaimed with a smile a resident of the Sandrine Rolengo district where the quarry was discovered.
Minister of Culture Fran?oise Nyssen, who visited the site recently, decided to protect part of the site.
A 650 square meters area, out of a total of 6,500 square meters, will be classified as historic monument and it will become accessible to the public.
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