Mammoth Operation: A 500-Ton Monolithic Sculpture, the "Lyra of Naxos", Began Its Journey to Switzerland [Video-Images] - iefimerida.gr
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A gigantic and extremely complex heavy transport operation, unprecedented for the local conditions, is in full swing in Kinidaros, Naxos. The aim of this unprecedented undertaking is the safe movement of the “Lyra of Naxos”, a monumental sculpture by the distinguished artist Tobias Balati. The work, which was carved from a single solid piece of Naxian marble, is preparing to leave the quarry where it was crafted, with a final destination in Ba…
The complex operation to transport the "Lyre of Naxos", a 500-ton monolithic sculpture, is underway in Kinidaros, Naxos, bound for Basel.
The huge and highly complex operation to transport the monumental sculpture by Tobias Ballaty began at noon on Tuesday, with a final destination of Basel, Switzerland.
The extremely complex operation of transporting the monumental sculpture by Tobias Ballaty will take until Saturday to reach the port of Naxos. For almost 2,600 years, the Kouros of Apollo on Naxos has not managed to reach its destination and remains one of the most important monuments of insular Greece. Now, another gigantic work of Naxos marble is preparing to leave the quarry. We are talking about the “Lyra of Naxos” which began its journey f…
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