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Images in this photo gallery are from the Acropolis, the mystical Sacred Rock which rises 100 metres above the Greek capital and ancient city of Athens, as the undisputed symbol of the emergence of western civilization. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Images in this photo gallery are from the Ancient Agora in the city of Athens, capital of Greece and one of the oldest cities in the world.
the Agora site.
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Images in this photo gallery are of the elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones that are famous standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress and guarding the monument to the Unknown Soldier in front of the Greek Parliament building opposite Syntagma Square in the city Athens, capital of Greece.
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Images in this photo gallery are from the Historical centre of Athens and include the Plaka, Lyavittos Hill, National Archaeological Museum and many neoclassical buildings. Athens, capital of Greece, is the most historical and oldest city of Europe.
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Images in this gallery are from ancient Kerameikos, the main cemetery of ancient Athens located northwest of the Acropolis and ancient Agora in the city of Athens, Greece.
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Images in this gallery are from the Library of Hadrian in the city of Athens, capital of Greece and one of the oldest cities in the world.
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The National Gardens, a vast green refuge, an oasis in the centre of Athens. The National Gardens was formerly the Royal Palace gardens, built for Queen Amaila, and was laid out from 1838 to 1860 and landscaped by the Prussian horticulturist Friedrich Schmidt. Some 500 species of plants and trees from various locations around the world are grown here and the park's labyrinth of shady paths leads to ornamental ponds, flowerbeds, statues, a Botanical museum and even a small zoo.
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Images in this gallery are from the Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium which was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896. The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the Panathenaic games. The current stadium was reconstructed from the remains of the original and used for the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens. In 1896, it could seat 80,000 spectators, which has been reduced to 45,000 now. The Stadium hosted the archery competition and the finish of the Marathon in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
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Images in this gallery are from the Roman Forum Agora with the Tower of the Winds in the city of Athens, capital of Greece and one of the oldest cities in the world.
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Images in this gallery are from the Arch of Hadrian and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the largest temple in Greece and one of largest of antiquity, which took nearly 700 years to complete.
99 imagesImages in this photo gallery are from the Acropolis, the mystical Sacred Rock which rises 100 metres above the Greek capital and ancient city of Athens, as the undisputed symbol of the emergence of western civilization. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
108 imagesImages in this photo gallery are from the Ancient Agora in the city of Athens, capital of Greece and one of the oldest cities in the world. the Agora site.
53 imagesImages in this photo gallery are of the elite members of the Presidential ceremonial guard unit known as Evzones that are famous standing motionless outside their sentry boxes wearing traditional dress and guarding the monument to the Unknown Soldier in front of the Greek Parliament building opposite Syntagma Square in the city Athens, capital of Greece.
77 imagesImages in this photo gallery are from the Historical centre of Athens and include the Plaka, Lyavittos Hill, National Archaeological Museum and many neoclassical buildings. Athens, capital of Greece, is the most historical and oldest city of Europe.
120 imagesImages in this gallery are from ancient Kerameikos, the main cemetery of ancient Athens located northwest of the Acropolis and ancient Agora in the city of Athens, Greece.
48 imagesImages in this gallery are from the Library of Hadrian in the city of Athens, capital of Greece and one of the oldest cities in the world.
66 imagesThe National Gardens, a vast green refuge, an oasis in the centre of Athens. The National Gardens was formerly the Royal Palace gardens, built for Queen Amaila, and was laid out from 1838 to 1860 and landscaped by the Prussian horticulturist Friedrich Schmidt. Some 500 species of plants and trees from various locations around the world are grown here and the park's labyrinth of shady paths leads to ornamental ponds, flowerbeds, statues, a Botanical museum and even a small zoo.
73 imagesImages in this gallery are from the Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) stadium which was used for the first international Olympic games of the modern era in 1896. The completely marble stadium occupies the exact site of the original, built in 330BC which was used for the Panathenaic games. The current stadium was reconstructed from the remains of the original and used for the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens. In 1896, it could seat 80,000 spectators, which has been reduced to 45,000 now. The Stadium hosted the archery competition and the finish of the Marathon in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
64 imagesImages in this gallery are from the Roman Forum Agora with the Tower of the Winds in the city of Athens, capital of Greece and one of the oldest cities in the world.
64 imagesImages in this gallery are from the Arch of Hadrian and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the largest temple in Greece and one of largest of antiquity, which took nearly 700 years to complete.