The Acropolis will be monitored on 150 security cameras because a men's porn movie was filmed there
Greek authorities will install 150 security cameras in the Parthenon after a sex scene between men was filmed there.
The movie "Xeparthenon" shows two men in face masks having sex - surrounded by tourists.
The Greek authorities called it "the most disgraceful insult done to the sanctity of the place"
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A sex scene between men filmed in Greece's ancient Parthenon prompted angry authorities to install security cameras at UNESCO World Heritage Site to prevent similar situations from happening. Sex in Arctaon, a small temple in the Acropolis compound, when all this was done in front of the visitors of the place. "It was lewdness.
"The most outrageous insult to the sanctity of the place."
The 2,500-year-old temple, housed in an ancient fortress on a rock overlooking the Greek capital, will now have a new, high-tech security system of over 150 Cameras for real-time monitoring of the area, Culture Minister Lina Mandoni promised.
At a meeting this week, the Central Archaeological Council approved the security system at the Acropolis and monuments on the southern and northern slopes.
The cameras will be monitored from a control room that will operate 24 hours a day, so that a highly skilled security team can monitor what is happening on the site and prevent offenses.
"This is an important move in the right direction," Maverickopoulos told The Time, claiming he urges authorities to "take similar defense across the country."
He added: "We need to invest in protecting our cultural heritage and prevent further insult."
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The daring sex scene, filmed last December, sparked outrage in Greece when it was revealed after it was co-hosted by the network and sparked an investigation by the Ministry of Culture.
The film premiered at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in mid-December, but did not reach authorities until January.
It shows two men having sex at the archeological site in the Acropolis while it is open to the public and full of tourists.
The other participants in the film made a circle around the people being photographed to hide what was happening and pretended that they were photographing the monument.
Visitors to the archeological site can be seen walking nearby.
The filmmakers - who chose to remain anonymous - described themselves as LGBT + activists in a statement saying they chose the Parthenon because of its "symbol of nationalism that carries heteronormal messages". They said: We will live our love and sexuality as we wish and play for the public, but also the coexistence, of any sexuality that does not violate our body's self-inclination. "They also described the sex scene between the two men on the world-famous website as a" political act.
" The culture as expected angered them and determined that the film was made without their consent or permission. These are legal. "The ministry opened an investigation to check whether workers from the UNESCO registered site"And were co-producers of the film.
Spyros Bibylas, president of the Greek Actors' Association, said the short film was sent to him anonymously and described it as "embarrassing".
He told Antenna TV: "No one can take advantage of the sacred stone of the Acropolis for so-called activist actions and revolutionary acts, which are in fact both stupid and immoral."
He added: "You can not do anything you want in the name of activism. In fact, I do not consider it activism. As a Greek I am ashamed."
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The Parthenon receives about 7.2 million tourists a year, with entrance tickets to the complex costing about 22 euros per person.
It was dedicated to the goddess Athena, the patroness of Athens, and was built between 447 and 438 BC, although the decoration of the building lasted until 432 BC.
UNESCO describes the Acropolis and its monuments as "universal symbols of classical spirit and civilization and creating the largest architectural and artistic complex the ancient Greek heritage left to the world." On the prizes. ”This construction project included a number of monuments including the Parthenon, the Archeon, the Profile and the Athena Nika Temple.
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