Mendoni: On January 5, Philip II's palace, restored by Mitsotakis, was inaugurated.

“Reuniting the Parthenon sculptures in the Acropolis Museum in Athens is exactly what this monument – a symbol of Western civilization – demands, for the government and for all Greeks, an important national goal, while at the same time it is a necessary action for global justice,” Culture Minister Lena Mendoni told international media.

The Minister of Culture also notes that on Friday, January 5, the Prime Minister opened the restored and restored palace of Philip II at Aegis, which the ancient architecture scholar Wolfram Hoepfner called the “Parthenon of Macedonia.”

This is the palace where Alexander the Great was crowned king of the Macedonians. A building impressive in its grandeur and size, a unique monument, which, the Minister of Culture pointed out, “combined with the museum we opened a year ago, together with the cultural wealth of goats, creates a strong culture. The pole for our homeland and the main development resource of Macedonia”.

Regeneration of the center of Athens, Archaeological Museum

Today at the Ministry of Culture “we are implementing the largest program of cultural infrastructure projects – more than 820 projects and actions – with a budget of more than 1.2 billion euros”, said Lina Mendoni.

Speaking about the evolution of the cultural landscape in our country, he specifically mentioned the new National Archaeological Museum, which “will become, as we plan, not only a precious ark of Greek culture, but also a catalyst for the regeneration of this area. , the historical center of Athens, but also the center of further cultural, economic and development of the capital. “.

He also included the immediate “establishment of a book organization and a single audiovisual, cinema and intellectual property agency”.

At the same time, he said, “the Archaeological Service is being restructured so that it can better respond to the protection and development of our cultural stocks, but also serve citizens more efficiently.”