Last weekend, shattered glass was found in the sarcophagus containing ancient Greek artifacts on Primorsky Boulevard in Odessa.
Odessa's Deputy Mayor Anna Poznyakova believes that this is likely the work of vandals.
“Someone decided to ‘have some fun’ and left us shards of triplex glass, scratched stainless steel, and a bill for expensive repairs,” she wrote on her Facebook page.
Currently, the municipal services have covered the dome with plastic, but it will take a long time to restore the broken glass – the sarcophagus was custom-made from thick glass (1 cm). It needs to be specially tempered and meet many other requirements.
“At a time when every penny goes to support the front and critical infrastructure, extra costs due to someone’s irresponsibility are a luxury that the city cannot afford. Primorsky is a symbol of Odessa, a place of strength for residents and visitors. Let’s not destroy what we create together,” emphasized Anna Poznyakova.
It’s worth noting that under the dome of Primorsky Boulevard lie the remnants of a Greek settlement from the 6th-5th centuries BC, which were excavated by archaeologists in 2008 and arranged as a museum exhibition.
The observation pyramid of the mini-museum has been a target of vandalism numerous times: the last incident occurred in the winter of 2016. Additionally, some of our fellow citizens occasionally fill the exhibits of the mini-museum with scraps of paper and other garbage.
