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NEWS > EVERYONE ELSE > GREECE PUTS ANCIENT SITES UP ON THE AUCTION BLOCK
GREECE PUTS ANCIENT SITES UP ON THE AUCTION BLOCK
January 19 2012
Athens, Greece – Much of the modern world started in Greece. Not just the West mind you, though we see the most direct influence in those nations, but the world at large. True, Asian nations such as China and Iran did not receive much immediate influence from the things the ancient Greeks created, but the countries they gave birth to certainly caused a stir, pushing humanity forward as a whole, and truly taking us out of dark ages.
Time has not been, as it rarely is, kind to Greece to say the least. Even before the current economic crisis which is threatening to unravel the nation Greece suffered, or at least saw many of its children succeed while it continued to flounder. Fortunately the country has an ace up its sleeve, one that may help turn the tide and put the nation back on solid footing for the first time in a long time and start its return to glory.
That ace is the history of Greece itself, which the government is considering renting to just about anyone who wants a piece of the country and, if the price is right, possibly sell off its ancient landmarks and bring the nation back to profitability.
“This is not a decision we have come by lightly but it is one that we feel is needed for the good of modern Greece. We have a great deal of respect for our past but we believe that our past should serve us, not us it, and that is why we have decided to monetize our greatest assets,” said a spokesperson for the Greek government. “Should a person choose they will be able rent out our landmarks for as little as €1,600 a day, which we believe will be well within the reach of many groups. We will first begin with the Acropolis and if that is a success we will make further decisions going forward.”
The spokesperson did not comment on the possibility of sale, but the rule in Greece as it is in many other places, that if the price is right, you sell.
It’s not clear why anyone would want to purchase old wrecked buildings, but the country is hoping there are a few takers out there.
“It’s really kind of a shame that Greece has come to this, but they have and there isn’t much that can be done about that. They need money, lots of money, and they gots to get their cash one way or the other. They have a moneymaker, they might as well shake it,” said Scrape TV Business analyst Ken Green. “I think they might also benefit from advertising at the sites, perhaps even selling the naming rights. The Coca-Cola Acropolis has a nice ring to it, or maybe the BMO Temple of Apollo. Those naming rights are very fruitful.”
Greek authorities have allowed, very judiciously, rentals of their facilities before, including the Acropolis to filmmaker Nia Vardalos, which has brought their standards into question.
“Eventually you have to make hard decisions and renting or selling these artifacts, well that’s a tough decision but they really don’t have much of a choice at this stage. Perhaps pawning would be a better option to selling, though they won’t ever be able to get them out of hock,” continued Green. “I mean they are just a bunch of old buildings and in this case it is a buyer’s market so I’m sure they will go cheap, but we will see, provided anyone is interested at all.”
Thus far, there have been no buyers.
Emil Uliya, International Correspondent
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