As stated in the relevant announcement, the project concerns the overall promotion of the archaeological site with a focus on the formation of a new entrance-exit gate, on Hadrianou Street, and the improvement of accessibility to the site.
More specifically, the project concerns the upgrading of the image and the functionality of the entrances of the archaeological site, with priority given to the main entrance on Hadrianou Street to serve the entry-exit flows, as well as to functionally serve the needs of visitors with disabilities.
Included are the connection of the entrances with the stopping points, viewing points and information points of the site, the upgrading of the sanitary facilities, including the water supply and drainage networks, which serve the archaeological site, taking into account the access and service of visitors with disabilities. Also, the placement of appropriate urban equipment at the entrances is foreseen to improve the visitor's experience in the archaeological site.
Regarding the entrances-publishing offices, it is planned to replace the existing publishing house building, at the main entrance on Adrianou Street, with a new one that meets modern needs. It will organize the waiting area and entry-exit routes, and provide shade for visitors and employees. In order to highlight the archaeological site and better organize the entrance area, it is planned to remove parts of the existing entrance platform and fill in some others. At the entrances on Asteroskopiou and Apostolou Pavlou streets, the restoration of the existing publishing houses and their aesthetic upgrading are planned.
At the entrance of the Observatory, the existing ticket office will be maintained with an aesthetic upgrade and its association with the new, main office on Adrianou Street. A new metal canopy is proposed to serve visitors, to house the water vending machine and the e-ticket office. For access to the archaeological site, a new staircase is proposed, parallel to Panathinaion Street, and the creation of traces of the continuation of Panathenaic Street, on Asteroskopiou Street, indicating its continuation in the southern part of the archaeological site, towards the Acropolis.
At the entrance on Apostolou Pavlou Street, the existing ticket office is being upgraded and a canopy is being built to shade the visitors, during the ticketing process, the water vending machine and the e-ticket office. For the sanitary areas, a total renovation of the existing facilities is proposed, with the addition of new ones, with specifications for the disabled, as well as the replacement of the old water supply and drainage networks. In terms of equipment, new fencing posts, new information signs, new seating areas and new railings are proposed.
