Hermione Wrote:
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> Hans_lune Wrote:
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> > Besides looking nice what would be the point?
>
> Well ... repairs required to ensure that the
> structure continues to stand might be one thing.
> But there's a school of thought that would
> question whether the proposed restoration would
> make the construction "look nice" at all, and
> would argue that it's not always a good idea to
> try to return things to their original state.
> Think of Sir Arthur Evans and the reconstituted
> frescoes at Minos, possibly invented by Swiss
> artists -
> [en.wikipedia.org], and
> the controversy over da Vinci's restored "Last
> Supper" -
> [en.wikipedia.org].
>
> It would have been preferable of course, if the
> pyramids could have been left with their facings
> of gleaming limestone,as their creators intended:
> but historical processes have meant that they've
> come down to us in the state they have, battered
> and dilapidated. But all those missing blocks and
> tumbled stones are part of their story, like
> wrinkles on an elderly person: and it's not always
> a good idea to try and Botox your way out of old
> age ...
>
> Edited to add: it would be interesting to see if
> Waggy's got any views on this.

I'm OK with it if done right. Indeed on page 20 of my guide on the pyramid back in 2020, l did suggest that the debris be cleared and the blocks put back; maybe the authorities read my guide:-)
I recall some years back a destroyed temple in Italy l think, was rebuilt using 3d scanning and computers. Modern tech allows great precision and accuracy when it comes to finding which item goes where. There is a vast amount of debris surrounding the pyramid, which covers the lowest course, who knows what artifacts lurks under all this material.
I don't see any downsides, always assuming the restoration is done properly; much can be learn in the process.
The alternative is to leave it as it is, covered in debris. At one time Khufu and Khafre was covered in a huge amount of debris, which was cleared, why should Menkaure be exempt the same treatment.