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Athens,is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th centuries BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Greece. In 2021, Athens' urban area hosted more than three and a half million people, which is around 35% of the entire population of Greece.
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens Tram Greek Parliament Building and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Presidential Palace guard. Presidential Palace guard in front of the Greek Parliament Building Peiraias railway station
The statue of Kolokotronis Presidential Palace guard. My daughter Anny and me, on the hill of the Acropolis of Athens
Ancient Agora of Classical Athens. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Athens) Parthenon, Acropolis of Athens
Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel The Zappeion. Athena
Erechtheion and Caryatides  at Acropolis of Athens. Athens Olympic Museum. Acropolis museum. - The Parthenon gallery
The Ellinikon experience centre. OAKA Olympic Stadium - The Agora, Athens. Herod Atticus Odeon (Herodium)
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens Zappeion,  Athens. Athens Olympic Museum.
Acropolis museum - The Parthenon gallery The Arch of Hadrian. Winner of the 39th Athens Classic Marathon, Charalambos Pitsolis, with 2:23:44.
The Parthenon Gallery,  Acropolis Museum. The national garden in Athens. National Library of Greece, at Niarchos Foundation CC.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athens Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens. Best wishes for a Happy New Year to all my Pbase friends!
The New Acropolis Museum, Athens The Academy of Athens. The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
The Academy of Athens. Presidential Palace guard in front of the Greek Parliament Building