In a recent letter, addressed to collectives who defend Marseille’s heritage, the Ministry of Culture advocates the reburial of the ancient quarry of the Corderie – 635 m2 – classified as a “historic monument”, dating from the founding of the City by the Phocaeans, unearthed during a building site.
A site in peril
Too weakened by bad weather, the covered and drained site would thus be protected. Protected, but invisible !!! This confirms the intentions of the regional prefecture, which wrote a statement to this effect at the end of September. Wrath of Louis Alessandrini, president of the Art 13 association. He has been fighting for more than four years to save the site. “It’s a state scandal. The state has not kept its promises. Roselyne Bachelot was asked to come and find out. She did not come. It is not like that that ‘we are dealing with a site classified as a historic monument. For Louis Alessandrini, “we left the site to rot, the ministry takes the Marseillais for idiots”. According to him, the site is “unique in France”. He doesn’t want to hear about the track of a 3D replica. “We just have to shave Versaille and make a 3D replica”
What will the town hall do? What can she do?
And the committee of Old Marseille, the collective “Laisse concrete”, “Sites et Monuments”, Art 13, Citoyen and the Corderie district interest committee are calling on the new municipal majority which had declared itself in favor of the preservation of the site. when she was in opposition. “We ask the town hall to take a stand against reburial”.
- Jean-Marc Coppola, deputy mayor of Marseille in charge of culture will be the guest of France Bleu Provence this Wednesday morning at 7.15 am.