Monastiraki (Little Monastery) owes its name to the Pantanassa Church (the main church of the Great Monastery, 17th century). Here,…
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Thession
Thession despite its name, it was not a temple dedicated to Theseus but to the god Hephaistos and the goddess…
Read MoreLecabettus Hill
With its 277 meter (910 feet) Lecabettus Hill is the highest point of Athens, visible from about every point in…
Read MoreThe Zappeion Hall
The Zappeion Hall was built by the national benefactor Evangelos Zappas and was inaugurated in October 1888, for the purpose…
Read MorePanathinaikon Stadion
Built of white marble in the shape of a horseshoe, it stands opposite the National Garden. The first Stadium to…
Read MoreThe south slope of the Acropolis
The south slope of the Acropolisplayed a significant role in the artistic, spiritual and religious activity of ancient Athens. Important…
Read MoreThe Akropolis of Athens
The acropolis in ancient Greece was a fortified hill or cliff (the word means “high town”); many Greek towns had…
Read MoreTemple of Hephaistos
The temple, known as the “Theseion”, is Doric, peripteral, with a pronaos and opisthodomos. It macrons the hill of Kolonos…
Read MoreThe Agora of Athens
The AgoraWas the heart of ancient Athens, the focus of political, commercial, administrative and social activity, the religious and cultural…
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KerameikosWas named after the community of the potters (kerameis) who occupied the whole area along the banks of river Eridanos.…
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