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1/ The Stoa of Attalos
2/ The change of the guards
3/ The Parthenon
4/ The temple of Hephaestus
5/ Syntagma Square
6/ The Old Parliament and the Kolokotronis statue
7/ Klafthmonos Square
8/ The Porch of the Caryatids
9/ The Byzantine Museum
10/ The Kerameikos archaeological site
11/ The Kerameikos Museum
12/ The Agora Museum
13/ Church of the Holy Apostles
14/ Temple of Olympian Zeus
15/ The prison of Socrates
16/ The Filopapou Monument
17/ The Pnyx
18/ Technopolis-Gazi
19/ Psirri
20/ Of Street Art in Psirri
21/ Dromeas the running man statue
22/ The Zappeion Gardens
23/ The Zappeion Megaron
24/ The Roman Agora
25/ Monastiraki Square
26/ Hadrian's Gate

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The Filopapou Monument

Temple of Olympian Zeus

The Temple of Olympian Zeus or Olympeion is a colossal ruined temple in the center of Athens, at the foot of the Acropolis. Construction began in the 515 B.C. under the rule of Peisistratos the Young who was seeking to build the largest temple in the world. The temple was finished in 124/125 A.D. under the rule of Hadrian. Its glory was short lived as it was pillaged during a barbarian invasion in the 3rd Century A.D. and never restored since. In the following centuries the temple was quarried and parts of it were used as building material. The Temple was composed of some 104 Corinthian columns, 17 meters high, of which only 15 remain standing. Hadrian had erected a huge statue of Zeus in gold and ivory but nothing has remained to this day.

Of Street Art in Psirri

Walking around the Psirri area this afternoon, I came across some amazing Street Art.

The Sygrou Park

The beautiful Alsos Sygrou, as it is called in Greek, is situated between Marousi and Kifisia and covers a surface of some 95 hectares. It is riddled with small roads and narrow paths and you will need to go there quite a few times to explore it in full. An invigorating oasis of green just on the outskirts of Athens. You will also notice that there is quite a bit of agricultural activity as the land originally owned by the Sygrou family was meant to be used for the training of farmers and gardeners.

Temple of Hephaestus

The Temple of Hephaestus, also known as the Hephaisteion or earlier as the Theseion, is a well-preserved Greek temple; it remains standing largely as built. It is a Doric peripteral temple, and is located at the north-west side of the Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill.

Views out of the Ymittos Mountain

The Pnyx

The Pnyx is a hill in central Athens (the capital of Greece) facing the Acropolis. As early as 507 B.C. Athenians would gather in their popular assemblies forging the future of the city of Athens. It is one of the best vantage points to admire the Acropolis and take some wonderful pictures. The surrounding area is very green, and is the perfect place to take a breather after having been to the nearby archaeological site(s). It is in its way quite awe inspiring as you imagine the Athenians debating in front of thousands of their fellow citizens creating the first democratic process.

Dromeas, the running man sculpture

Views of the Acropolis from Mount Lycabetus

Hadrian's Gate

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