Critics who blame the Greek Ministry of Culture for continued inactivity have launched a petition to save and restore the registered archaeological site.
Notable landmarks include the Romanesque cathedral (rebuilt 1294, much restored) and an archaeological museum with Etruscan and Roman antiquities.
Although the site was restored during the archaeological investigations, it suffered considerable damage in the 1976 Guatemala earthquake.
Through literary and archaeological research they sought to restore what they believed was their lost heritage.
I don't see how anyone at this moment can vow to fully restore Palmyra unless they plan to ride roughshod over archaeological reality.
In addition to spending $4.8 million to buy the building, the school spent millions more to restore its architecture, uncovering long-buried murals, reproducing furniture and doing veritable archaeological digs to determine original paint colors.
The remnants of ancient works restored and preserved at archaeological sites, while reflecting Indian influences, also bear testimony to the inspiration derived from Buddhism.
Yet perhaps more remarkable is the fact their lustre was first restored, at a dusty archaeological site in Iraq, by the novelist Agatha Christie through the patient application of face cream.
The discovery was made during an archaeological dig as part of a £5.4m Heritage Lottery-funded project to restore and landscape the close.
In the colonial core, meticulous work was going on to restore three existing museums: the emblematic Museo Romántico, the San Francisco de Asís convent and a half-forgotten archaeological museum that has lain dormant for a decade.
