The case of burial monuments in Greece. Legislation and reality
The case of burial monuments in Greece. Legislation and reality

Summary/Abstract: The burial monuments of the past, as known today, consist of two main elements: A) The tomb itself; its construction and shape along with its contents, B) The monument that is placed over the tomb; maintaining the continuous “dialogue” of the deceased with the living. The great variety in both of the cases above leads to different answers concerning the preservation and promotion of these monuments. In this presentation we discuss the different ways of preservation and promotion of burial monuments in Greece, where the protection and promotion of antiquities is institutionalized by law, and is materialized by the responsible departments of the Ministry of Culture.

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