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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

Acropolis wow: replica Parthenon to be built at National Gallery of Victoria

A render of Adam Newman and Kelvin Tsang’s Temple of Boom showing tall columns and people sitting around the structure
A reimagining of the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens will be installed at the NGV in Melbourne. Photograph: Render courtesy of Adam Newman and Kelvin Tsang.

A small piece of Melbourne is set to become a mini-Acropolis, with a replica of the Parthenon to be installed at the National Gallery of Victoria this spring and covered with large-scale murals by local artists.

The Temple of Boom was recently announced as the NGV architecture commission for 2022, an annual series that invites Australian architects to create temporary structures for the gallery’s garden.

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