I know what you mean about the Greek sites - recall particularly going up to Phaestos at sunrise expecting a spectacular view ... nothing but hoardings!
However, at the renovation of Bassae they apparently had a custom designed tent to protect the site which some architects consider to be more impressive than the temple
Bassae
Image:BassaeTent.JPG - Wikimedia Commons
One of the few great Pelopennese sites I've not yet seen - could have done it on the last visit but who wants to see a tent!
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Originally Posted by tony d
very impressed with the way that the Chinese have ensured the future of the collection by building a permanent home over the collection, unlike the Greeks who tend to protect their treasures with corrugated iron! Having said that we are great fans of Greece and are off there in several weeks time.
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