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By snail's pace moving the work of restoration of the Byzantine Walls of Thessaloniki. Although the study, drawn up by the municipality is ready, features slow removal of abandoned buildings, adjoining or in front of the historic monument. The reason is the lengthy process of issuing a court decision on the expropriation of buildings, but the compensation beneficiaries.

Yesterday, another building at 13 Street Akritas demolished by the Deputy Mayoralty departments of Urban Planning, Housing and Communications, which of course were quick to point this dangerous slope that got the house, making it necessary for immediate demolition order not to endanger the safety of local residents. According to the announcement of the Division of Architectural Design Works, the building was rymotomoumeno located within the green space area of ​​the Byzantine walls. For this building, part of which was brick, was completed and acquisition procedures issued by the relevant Town Planning related protocol of the dangerous crumbling buildings. We follow the cleaning of the area with the removal of rubble. "The city of Thessaloniki continues the removal operation of arbitrary structures adjacent to the Byzantine walls, where years are designated as green space. The result of our efforts to rid the public, will highlight the monuments that are symbols of the city's history and contribute to the safety and health of local residents, "said Deputy Mayor Urban Planning and Urban Networks, Andreas Kourakis.

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The study of the municipality (K. Belibassakis, BDSM. Theodoridou) in shaping a green belt portion of the route to the Acropolis Skipjack Road (near the tavern "Macedonia"), approximately 20 meters. In some parts of this zone, where the expropriation was completed (with money given to the Cultural Capital in 1997), the site was cleaned, but are transformed into ... parking. Just next to the Byzantine walls! Today, there remain some buildings, part of which will be maintained as a "witness" to the presence of refugees in Greece.