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This temple was equipped with accessibility ramps more than 2,000 years ago

Features at ancient Greek sanctuary would have aided visitors with impaired mobility.
Reconstruction of the Temple of Asclepius and the Thymele at Epidaurus.

Visitors with disabilities could take advantage of built-in ramps to navigate the temple complex (artist’s impression) at Epidaurus in ancient Greece. Credit: John Goodinson and John Svolos/Anasynthesis Project

Architects who built temples and sanctuaries in ancient Greece seem to have had access for people with disabilities in mind — thousands of years before such inclusiveness became a concern for modern societies.

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Nature 583, 663 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02184-w

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