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  • Athens. Greece. View of the national flag of Greece flying high and proudly on a flag pole against a blue sky backdrop. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
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  • The south east corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_078.tif
  • Original 4th century marble bull of the tomb of Dionysios of Kollystos in the Kerameikos museum atrium. Athens. Greece. The impressive marble bull was removed and replaced with a copy from its location on the street of the tombs for preservation. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_112.tif
  • Large grave relief of a Hydriaphoros from 350 BC. Kerameikos Museum. Athens. Greece. Hydriaphoroi (women carrying hydriae) took part in religious processions. It was built into the enclosure wall of the Hekateion of Roman times.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_109.tif
  • Grave statue of a young horseman. 520 BC. Kerameikos Museum. Athens. Greece. The horseman held a spear and wears a cloak originally adorned with painted decoration. Found in the Themistoclean wall.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_097.tif
  • Sacred Way marble stele of Hermon, son of Athenokles (350 BC). Kerameikos. Athens. Greece.
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  • Street of the tombs 4th century BC grave plot of brothers Agathon and Sosikrates of Herakleia. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The burial mouments are of the brothers Agathon and Sosikrates of Herakleia. To the left is the Aedicula stele of Korallion, wife of Agathon, centre is the tall stele of Agathon and Sosikrates. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_066.tif
  • Roman statue base erected in front of a Hellenistic period outer gateway. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_051.tif
  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View on Pnyx Hill of the bema, the stepped platform carved from the bedrock from which speakers including great statesmen’s addressed the citizens Assembly during the 5th and 4th centuries BC.  The Assembly met on the terrace in front of the bema 40 times a year to discuss and vote on proposed legislation and at least 5000 citizens were required to attend each gathering.
    Greece_Athens_1091.tif
  • Athens. Greece.  View of the decorative reliefs on the stage front of the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View on Pnyx Hill of the bema, the stepped platform carved from the bedrock from which speakers including great statesmen’s addressed the citizens Assembly during the 5th and 4th centuries BC.  The Assembly met on the terrace in front of the bema 40 times a year to discuss and vote on proposed legislation and at least 5000 citizens were required to attend each gathering.
    Greece_Athens_1010.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the famous Caryatid porch on the south side of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. The porch or balcony has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Erechtheion Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1003.tif
  • Lykavittos. Athens. Greece. View of Greek soldiers furling the Greek National flag on Lykavittos Hill which rises 277 metres above the city of Athens and is its highest hill. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_067.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens of the magnificent bronze statue of known as the Antikythera Youth. Standing nearly 2 metres tall, with a handsome physique and unusually well-preserved inlaid eyes, the masterpiece 4th century BC sculpture was salvaged from the Antikythera Wreck in 1900. Variously identified as Apollo, Hermes, Heracles, Perseus, Paris or simply an unknown athlete, the Youth is likely a work of Kleon, a well-known Sicyonian sculptor and Polykleitan successor.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the neoclassical facade of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. The stately building was designed by L. Lange, Theophil Hansen and Ern. Ziller and built between the years 1866-19 and extended in 1939. Four Ionic columns form the entrance portico or Propylaia. The museum’s collections of ancient artefacts are unrivalled and ranks among the very best archaeological museums in the world.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the elegant Lysikrates Monument built in 334 BC located in the Plaka area of Athens. The Choregic monument was constructed by the wealthy Lysikrates to commemorate a winning theatrical performance sponsored by him at the annual choral and dramatic festival at the theatre of Dionysos. The monument is crowned by an elaborate floral base for the bronze tripod won by the Choregos Lysikrates. The frieze depicts the winner’s performance, the story of Dionysos and the Tyrrhenian pirates, whom he turned into dolphins.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the neoclassical Asteroskopeion (original National Observatory) and the modern multi-domed Church of Agia Marina, both are located on the Hill of the Nymphs. The Asteroskopeion which crowns the summit of the hill was designed by Danish architect Theophil Hanson and built in 1842.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of a leafy, green and shady pathway in the grounds of the National Gardens, a vast green refuge and oasis in the centre of Athens.
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  • Athens. Greece. Delightful Pergola of Rosa Banksiae at the National Gardens, a vast green refuge and oasis in the centre of Athens.
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  • Athens. Greece. Close-up view of the Corinthian columns of the monumental Propylon of the neoclassical Zappeion located at the southern end of the National Gardens in Athens. Designed by Theophil Hansen and constructed from 1874-1888, the building was the first building specially built for the 1896 Olympic Games, in which it was used for the fencing competition. It was also used during the 2004 Olympics as a press and events centre.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the attractive neoclassical façade of the Zappeion located at the southern end of the National Gardens in Athens. Designed by Theophil Hansen and constructed from 1874-1888, the building was the first building specially built for the 1896 Olympic Games, in which it was used for the fencing competition. It was also used during the 2004 Olympics as a press and events centre.
    Greece_Athens_National_Gardens_029.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of the attractive neoclassical façade of the Zappeion located at the southern end of the National Gardens in Athens. Designed by Theophil Hansen and constructed from 1874-1888, the building was the first building specially built for the 1896 Olympic Games, in which it was used for the fencing competition. It was also used during the 2004 Olympics as a press and events centre.
    Greece_Athens_National_Gardens_025.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of the statue and sculpture of Ioannis Varvakis by Leonidas Drossis at the Zappeion Gardens which is an extension of the adjacent National Gardens, a vast green refuge and oasis in the centre of Athens.
    Greece_Athens_National_Gardens_016.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_097.tif
  • West side frieze of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_085.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the entrance to the opisthodomos on the west end of Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The frieze above the entrance shows the battle of Lapiths and Centaurs, with Theseus conspicuous and the Centaur Kaineus being pounded into the ground by a Lapith. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_071.tif
  • 6th century BC marble statue of a naked athletic youth (Kouros) at the Kerameikos museum. Athens. Greece. Found buried near the Sacred gate in 2002, the archaic era statue would have served as a votive offering or funerary sculpture and is largely intact. In complete form it would have stood 2.10 metres or six feet, six inches tall. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_104.tif
  • Hellenistic funerary markers known as kioniskos (small plain columns). Kerameikos. Athens. Greece.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_080.tif
  • Copy of the Memorial stele of Dexileos, a young man killed in battle at Corinth in 394 BC. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The 20 year old son of Lysanias of Thorikos, Dexileos is shown on the relief as a cavalryman slaying an adversary. The stele or relief sculpture is located on the Street of the Tombs, which is the excavated part of the ancient main road to Piraeus. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_063.tif
  • A loutrophoros (marble vessel) decorates the grave plot of the Messenians. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The grave plot consists of three stone tables (trapeza) and the Messians are Philoxenos, son of Dion from Messene and his sons Dion and Parthenios.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the south west corner of the icon, landmark and world famous Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the pine covered slopes of Filopappos Hill or Hill of the Muses, the highest summit in Southern Athens which is crowned by the tomb monument of Roman senator Gaius Julius Antiochus Filopappos.  Filopappos, a Syrian prince and benefactor of Athens, had his Pentelic marble monument built directly facing the Acropolis in 114-6 AD.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View on Pynx Hill of the original location of the 4th century BC Altar of Zeus Agoraios which was moved to the Agora during the Augustan period (1st century).  In the background is the Acropolis and Lykavittos Hil.  Pynx Hill was where speakers including great statesmen’s addressed the citizens Assembly during the 5th and 4th centuries BC.  The Assembly met 40 times a year to discuss and vote on proposed legislation and at least 5000 citizens were required to attend each gathering.
    Greece_Athens_1085.tif
  • Athens. Greece.  View of the decorative reliefs on the stage front of the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
    Greece_Athens_1078.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close-up detailed view of the columns on the west (rear) facade of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1018.tif
  • Lykavittos. Athens. Greece. View of Greek soldiers furling the Greek National flag on Lykavittos Hill which rises 277 metres above the city of Athens and is its highest hill. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_066.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View at the War Museum in Athens of the Greece Air Force Republic F-84F Thunderstreak which is on permanent outdoor display.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_061.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View at the War Museum in Athens of the Air Force Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 6695 on permanent outdoor display.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_058.tif
  • Lykavittos. Athens. Greece. Panoramic view of the landmark Lykavittos Hill which rises 277 metres above the city of Athens and is its highest hill.  The summit of the hill is either reached via foot or via a funicular. Offering Superb views of the city of Athens and the Saronic gulf, the hill is crowned by the little whitewashed church of Agios Georgios. The hill has restaurants, cafes, a theatre which is used during the summer festival.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of whitewashed houses overflowing with colourful pot plants at Anafiotika, a tiny island village type area of the Plaka that clings to the sacred hill of Athens, the Acropolis.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_042.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of the glorious Mediterranean sun setting over the Greek capital of Athens and its crowning glory the Acropolis which rises 100 meters above the city and continues to be the everlasting majestic and much imitated symbol of the emergence of western civilization.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the neoclassical National Historical Museum, designed by French architect Francois Boulanger in 1858 and completed in 1874. Fronted by lawns, the attractive building has a Doric –columned entrance which is approached by a broad flight of steps. The building is known as the Palaia Vouli ( Old Parliament) and was the site of the Greek Parliament until 1935. In 1961 the building was opened as the Museum.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_032.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of the National Library building, designed by Theophil Hansen and constructed between 1887-91. The library has a Pentelic marble monumental and stately six columns portico in Doric style which is approached by curving double stairway. The statue in the foreground is of P. Vallianos who financed the building. The library hoses over half million books including richly illuminated manuscripts from the 10 and 11th centuries. The library is part of the trilogy of buildings designed in Athens by the Danish architects, brothers Hans Christian and Theophil Hansen.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_016.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of the Athens University, designed by Hans Christian Hansen and was completed in 1864.  The restrained neoclassical building has a Pentelic marble portico in Ionic style. The University is part of the trilogy of buildings in Athens designed by the Danish architects, brothers Hans Christian and Theophil Hansen.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of a majestic row of fine Palm trees at the National Gardens, a vast green refuge and oasis in the centre of Athens.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of a leafy, green and shady pathway in the grounds of the National Gardens, a vast green refuge and oasis in the centre of Athens.
    Greece_Athens_National_Gardens_053.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of the neoclassical façade of the charming Botanical Museum at the National Gardens, a vast green refuge and oasis in the centre of Athens.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the 19th century Little Fisherman sculpture by Dimitrios Filippotis at the Zappeion Gardens which is an extension of the adjacent National Gardens, a vast green refuge and oasis in the centre of Athens.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the 19th century Little Fisherman sculpture by Dimitrios Filippotis at the Zappeion Gardens which is an extension of the adjacent National Gardens, a vast green refuge and oasis in the centre of Athens.
    Greece_Athens_National_Gardens_018.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of the 19th century Little Harvester sculpture by Dimitrios Filippotis at the Zappeion Gardens which is an extension of the adjacent National Gardens, a vast green refuge and oasis in the centre of Athens.
    Greece_Athens_National_Gardens_013.tif
  • Athens. Greece. View of the attractive neoclassical façade of the Zappeion located at the southern end of the National Gardens in Athens. Designed by Theophil Hansen and constructed from 1874-1888, the building was the first building specially built for the 1896 Olympic Games, in which it was used for the fencing competition. It was also used during the 2004 Olympics as a press and events centre.
    Greece_Athens_National_Gardens_008.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_100.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_095.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece.  Panoramic view of the Agora with the Temple of Hephaestus prominent. The Agora from 600 BC onwards was the commercial and social centre of Ancient Athens. It was here that laws were written and displayed, commercial goods bought and sold, intellectual discussions were had, and the democratic spirited was born and nurtured.
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  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece.  Panoramic view of the Agora with the Temple of Hephaestus prominent. The Agora from 600 BC onwards was the commercial and social centre of Ancient Athens. It was here that laws were written and displayed, commercial goods bought and sold, intellectual discussions were had, and the democratic spirited was born and nurtured.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_088.tif
  • East south corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_080.tif
  • The south east corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_077.tif
  • South side of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_074.tif
  • South side of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_075.tif
  • 6th century BC marble statue of a naked athletic youth (Kouros) at the Kerameikos museum. Athens. Greece. Found buried near the Sacred gate in 2002, the archaic era statue would have served as a votive offering or funerary sculpture and is largely intact. In complete form it would have stood 2.10 metres or six feet, six inches tall. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_103.tif
  • 6th century BC marble winged sphinx at the Kerameikos museum. Athens. Greece. Found buried near the Sacred gate in 2002, the archaic era votive offering or funerary sculpture statue would have crowned a grave stele. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_101.tif
  • 6th century BC marble winged sphinx at the Kerameikos museum. Athens. Greece. Found buried near the Sacred gate in 2002, the archaic era votive offering or funerary sculpture statue would have crowned a grave stele. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
    Greece_Athens_Kerameikos_102.tif
  • Funeral lion from an Archaic grave 525-500 BC. Kerameikos Museum. Athens. Greece. The figure was found in the Themistoclean Eridanos retaining wall by the Sacred Gate.
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  • The Tritopatreion sanctuary inscribed boundary stone. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. This was a simple unroofed sacred precinct where the Athenians worshipped their common ancestors. It is situated at the junction of the Sacred Street and the Street of the tombs.  The cult was installed here in the early 5tn century BC and the sanctuary ceased to exist around 300 BC.
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  • The Tritopatreion sanctuary inscribed boundary stone. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. This was a simple unroofed sacred precinct where the Athenians worshipped their common ancestors. It is situated at the junction of the Sacred Street and the Street of the tombs.  The cult was installed here in the early 5tn century BC and the sanctuary ceased to exist around 300 BC.
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  • Sacred Way Hellenistic grave marker known as Kionsikoi. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece.
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  • The 4th century BC shrine of Aedicula of Eukoline at the Kerameikos cemetery. Athens Greece. The burial monument shows a little girl with her small dog in front of her. The figures to the left and right must be her parents. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
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  • The 4th century BC burial monument to Dionysios of Kollystos, crowned by a bull in Pentelic marble. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The memorial is located on the street of the tombs and the bull is a copy of the original which is in the museum. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
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  • Copy of the Memorial stele of Dexileos, a young man killed in battle at Corinth in 394 BC. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The 20 year old son of Lysanias of Thorikos, Dexileos is shown on the relief as a cavalryman slaying an adversary. The stele or relief sculpture is located on the Street of the Tombs, which is the excavated part of the ancient main road to Piraeus. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
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  • Grave relief of two sisters Demetria and Pamphile, dating from 325-310BC. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The stele or relief sculpture which is a copy (original is in the museum) is located on the Street of the Tombs, which is the excavated part of the ancient main road to Piraeus. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
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  • Unknown grave relief of a woman. Street of the Tombs. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The relief sculpture is located on the Street of the Tombs, which is the excavated part of the ancient main road to Piraeus. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
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  • View of the original rampart between the Sacred Gate and the Dipylon. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The ancient city walls at Kerameikos that once surrounded the city of Athens were built as part of the fortification plan by Athenian ruler Themistokles in 478 BC. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
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  • The Eridanos River arched vaulted channel beside the Sacred Gate. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The vaulted channel allowed the Eridanos River to flow through it (the gate) undisturbed. The river bed of the part channel was given a paved surface. The Sacred Gate was built in the 5th century BC at the same time as the Themistocles wall and marks the beginning of the Sacred Way to Eleusis.  Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
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  • Ruins of the Pompeion, Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The Pompeion was a public building used for preparation of festivals and processions, including the annual Panathenaic procession. The original building dates from the 4th century BC and consisted of an inner colonnaded court with several side rooms and a monumental entrance gate (Propylon). The building is located between the Sacred gate (on left) and the Dipylon Gate to the right. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
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  • Ruins of the Pompeion, Kerameikos. Athens. Greece. The Pompeion was a public building used for preparation of festivals and processions, including the annual Panathenaic procession. The original building dates from the 4th century BC and consisted of an inner colonnaded court with several side rooms and a monumental entrance gate (Propylon). The building is located between the Sacred gate (on left) and the Dipylon Gate to the right. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
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  • Rectangular Tomb of the Lakedaimonians killed in 403 BC in Piraeus. Kerameikos. Athens. Greece.
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  • 6th century BC marble winged sphinx at the Kerameikos museum. Athens. Greece. Found buried near the Sacred gate in 2002, the archaic era votive offering or funerary sculpture statue would have crowned a grave stele. Serving as a burial ground as long ago as the 12th century BC, Kerameikos located in the ancient neighbourhood of potters contains part of the ancient city walls and the Dipylon, the main gate of Ancient Athens at a junction of the Sacred Way and Panathenaic Way. It served as a burial ground for the richest and most distinguished citizens of the city.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the south west corner of the icon, landmark and world famous Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View on Pnyx Hill of the bema, the stepped platform carved from the bedrock from which speakers including great statesmen’s addressed the citizens Assembly during the 5th and 4th centuries BC.  The Assembly met on the terrace in front of the bema 40 times a year to discuss and vote on proposed legislation and at least 5000 citizens were required to attend each gathering.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View on Pnyx Hill of the bema, the stepped platform carved from the bedrock from which speakers including great statesmen’s addressed the citizens Assembly during the 5th and 4th centuries BC.  The Assembly met on the terrace in front of the bema 40 times a year to discuss and vote on proposed legislation and at least 5000 citizens were required to attend each gathering.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View from the Acropolis of Aeropagos Hill, location of the first law court and the seat of the first aristocratic assembly of ancient Athens. Saint Paul preached here in 51 AD and converted and baptized the senator court judge who was to become St Dionysius the Areopagite.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close detailed view of an elegant ancient Ionic capital stored on the ground at the Acropolis. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the elegant North porch Ionic columned portico of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion Temple was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the famous Caryatid porch on the south side of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. The porch or balcony has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Erechtheion Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the famous Caryatid porch on the south side of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. The porch or balcony has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Erechtheion Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of the pediment of the east facade (right corner) of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of the entablature and pediment of the north east corner of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of the entablature of the north east corner of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. Freshly cut blocks of Pentelic marble contrast starkly with the aged honey colour of the original. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the south west corner of the icon, landmark and world famous Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • National flag of Greece flying high and proudly on a flag pole against a blue sky backdrop. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
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  • National flag of Greece flying high and proudly on a flag pole against a blue sky backdrop. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the national flag of Greece flying high and proudly on a flag pole against a blue sky backdrop. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
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  • Lykavittos. Athens. Greece. View of Greek soldiers furling the Greek National flag on Lykavittos Hill which rises 277 metres above the city of Athens and is its highest hill. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
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  • Athens. Greece. View at the War Museum in Athens of the Greece Air Force Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter 689071, which is on permanent outdoor display.
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  • Plaka. Athens. Greece. View of the Greek National Flag in a pot plant in the shape of a cat in the historical area of old Athens known as the Plaka. The Plaka, the prime visitor area of Athens, is charming labyrinth of narrow winding streets and alleys that meander below the Acropolis. The lively central streets of the neighbourhood, is packed full of shops selling Greek souvenirs and handicrafts, plus there are an endless number of restaurants and cafes. Away from the tourist section, the streets are peaceful and are lined with beautiful and grand neoclassical mansions built in the 19th century.
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  • Athens. Greece. View at the War Museum in Athens of the Air Force Lockheed F-104G Starfighter 6695 on permanent outdoor display.
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  • Plaka. Athens. Greece. View of the Greek National Flag in a pot plant in the shape of a cat in the historical area of old Athens known as the Plaka. The Plaka, the prime visitor area of Athens, is charming labyrinth of narrow winding streets and alleys that meander below the Acropolis. The lively central streets of the neighbourhood, is packed full of shops selling Greek souvenirs and handicrafts, plus there are an endless number of restaurants and cafes. Away from the tourist section, the streets are peaceful and are lined with beautiful and grand neoclassical mansions built in the 19th century.
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  • Athens. Greece. View on the Dionysiou Areopagitou pedestrian walkway in Athens of a grinning man, seated on the steps of a building playing the Bouzouki, a musical instrument universally associated with Zorba and Greek music.
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  • Lykavittos. Athens. Greece. Panoramic view of the landmark Lykavittos Hill which rises 277 metres above the city of Athens and is its highest hill.  The summit of the hill is either reached via foot or via a funicular. Offering Superb views of the city of Athens and the Saronic gulf, the hill is crowned by the little whitewashed church of Agios Georgios. The hill has restaurants, cafes, a theatre which is used during the summer festival.
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