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Temple of Olympian Zeus

posted by kanderson on 11 November 2010 at 17:19

Those ancient greeks didn't so things by halves did they? You can just guess at the sheer size of the temple here which must have been amazing when it was new and there were 104 columns rather than the 15(!) that are there now, and it still looks imposing. Mind-blowing.

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Leoforos Vasilissis Amalias, just down from the acropolis

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Athens temple  ruins 

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Temple of Poseidon

posted by bbellinger on 11 November 2010 at 17:17

About an hour's drive from Athens you'll find a great place, the ruins of the Poseidon Temple in Sounion. We were up there for the sunset and it was stunning, you really feel history at times like that.

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Sounion, 65km to the south

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Athens temple  ruins  seaside 

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Temple of Zeus

posted by qdrennan on 19 October 2010 at 14:09

This is one of the wonders of the ancient world and that fact in itself makes it worth visiting- there is actually not that much to see here as nearly the whole of the temple is long gone. Still the pillars that are standing are truly impressive and much taller than the Parthenon. There is an inscription that reads 'This is Athens the ancient city of Theseus and another that reads 'This is the city of Hadrian, not of Theseus' which made me chuckle.

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Vasilissis Olgas, south of the Acropolis

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Athens temple  history  architecture 

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TEMPLE OF OLYMPIAN ZEUS

posted by Rahmat on 17 July 2009 at 20:20

The Temple of Olympian Zeus is one of the largest temple in Greece. Its work was started in 515 BCE by the ruler Peisistratos for gaining public favor. During the Hellinistic & Roman periods it was the largest temple in Greece. All 104 columns, each 17 meters (56 feet) high, of the temple were made of Pentelic marble. When the construction work of the temple Zeus completed, the people of Athens honored the King Hydrian by building an arched gateway in the northwest corner of the sanctuary in 131 CE. Two inscripions are made on the arch made out of Pentelic marble. The first inscription facing to the Acropolis (west facade) read as "This is Athens, the ancient city of Theseus". While the second inscription facing towards the sanctuary and the extension of the city by Hadrian, reads "This is the city of Hadrian and not of Theseus".

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TEMPLE OF OLYMPIAN ZEUS , Athens, Greece.

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Hadrian's Arch

posted by ashleyhotmama on 6 July 2009 at 01:24

Right by the Temple of Olympian Zeus stands Hadrian's Arch along Vassilissis Olgas and Amalias avenues. Once a city gate that connected Athens with the Roman quarters, the arch has inscriptions meant to be read by the passing people. One side reads "This is the city of Hadrian" and the other reads "This is Athens."

where, when, how, web
Vassilissis Olgas & Amalias Avenue Athens 10557 Greece
+30 210 870 7000

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