Their First Task
The first mission for the repair crew was to remove the unsightly metal supports. The Edicule was stabilized with this scaffolding, which reached 30 feet in the late 1940s. And after the agreement was removed, Moropoulou seemed ecstatic, telling NPR in 2017, “This monument today is mine.” The iron grids no longer bind it.”
Their First Task
The Edicule
However, the Edicule Moropoulou had been speaking in a more solemn tone up until this stage. In a June 2016 interview with NBC News, she said, “We have very complicated and demanding work here.” We found cracks in the holy rock that surrounds the tomb using nondestructive techniques.” These fissures were caused by the pressure exerted by the stone columns supporting the dome above the Edicule over the years.
The Edicule