In Perilous State
Since being destroyed in a 1927 earthquake, the Edicule has been in a precarious condition. In reality, the British authorities in charge of Jerusalem in 1947 were so concerned about the Edicule’s state that they reinforced it with necessary but unsightly scaffolding. This scaffolding was removed as part of the ongoing renovation work.
In Perilous State
An Important Job
The restoration of the Edicule was entrusted to a group of 50 experts from the National Technical University of Athens. Professor Antonia Moropoulou, the project’s chief technical supervisor, is a renowned scientist with extensive experience in complex restoration projects. In the summer of 2016, she and her team arrived in Jerusalem, and the specialists quickly got to work.
An Important Job