The gates of the historic Athens Metsovion Polytechnic building in central Athens were opened to the public in rainy weather on Sunday, for the final day of events commemorating the 1973 student uprising against the military junta then ruling Greece.
Over the three days when the Polytechnic gates opened on Friday, large numbers of people had visited and deposited wreaths and flowers to honour the memory of those killed on that day.
On Sunday, the Polytechnic gates will remain open until 13:00, while the university senate will be in constant session until Monday, November 18.
The 51st anniversary of the Polytechnic Uprising will culminate, as every other year, with a march to the US Embassy in Athens in the afternoon.
Special traffic regulations have been in effect in the centre of Athens since the three-day events began on Friday. They include the prohibition of stopping and parking and the gradual closure of roads to vehicle traffic, depending on prevailing traffic conditions, until 6:00 on Monday, November 18.
The Attica Traffic Police Directorate is planning special measures to facilitate traffic flow in the wider area of central Athens while appealing to drivers to avoid driving and parking their vehicles in areas near the events and the march to the U.S. embassy, for their convenience and to prevent traffic problems.
Metro train schedules have also been modified, with Syntagma, Monastiraki, Evangelismos, Megaro Mousikis, Omonia, and Panepistomiou metro stations closing from 14:00 on Sunday. At the orders of the police, all trains will pass through these stations without stopping and they will only reopen on further orders from the police.
(amna.gr)
