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Athens

The main attraction of Athens is Acropolis. The word acropolis, which means a citadel in an elevated area in an ancient Greek town, can be referred to the other "upper cities" in Greece, but this term seems to have become a proper noun only for the one in Athens, which was built about 2,500 years ago. In the past it had suffered heavy damages during the multiple invasions and wars. Though the current restoration on the Acropolis site has been going on since 1975, it still attracts at average 14,000 tourists daily. Many tourists are waiting to revisit Athens when the restoration is finally finished. Me Too.

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01_Panathenaic Stadium.jpg
01_Panathenaic Stadium.jpg
02_The New Acropolis Museum.jpg
02_The New Acropolis Museum.jpg
03_Built upon the base of the monument.jpg
03_Built upon the base of the monument.jpg
04_Archaeological site below.jpg
04_Archaeological site below.jpg
05_Tourists amused at the entry.jpg
05_Tourists amused at the entry.jpg
06_A shot from the area where photography is allowed.jpg
06_A shot from the area where photography is allowed.jpg
07_Exhibit.jpg
07_Exhibit.jpg
08_Exhibit.jpg
08_Exhibit.jpg
09_Exhibit.jpg
09_Exhibit.jpg
10_Exhibit.jpg
10_Exhibit.jpg
11_Exhibit.jpg
11_Exhibit.jpg
12_Exhibit.jpg
12_Exhibit.jpg
13_Parthenon seen from behind a museum window.jpg
13_Parthenon seen from behind a museum window.jpg
14_Odeon of Herodes Atticus.jpg
14_Odeon of Herodes Atticus.jpg
15_Odeon of Herodes Atticus.jpg
15_Odeon of Herodes Atticus.jpg
16_Odeon of Herodes Atticus.jpg
16_Odeon of Herodes Atticus.jpg
17_Crowds entering the Propylaea.jpg
17_Crowds entering the Propylaea.jpg
18_Temple of Athena Nike.jpg
18_Temple of Athena Nike.jpg
19_Parthenon.jpg
19_Parthenon.jpg
20_Details of top part of Parthenon.jpg
20_Details of top part of Parthenon.jpg
21_Erechtheion.jpg
21_Erechtheion.jpg
22_Erechtheion.jpg
22_Erechtheion.jpg
23_Caryatids.jpg
23_Caryatids.jpg
24_Mount Lycabettus seen from the Acropolis.jpg
24_Mount Lycabettus seen from the Acropolis.jpg
25_Athens seen from the Acropolis.jpg
25_Athens seen from the Acropolis.jpg
26_Temple of Hephaestus seen from the Acropolis.jpg
26_Temple of Hephaestus seen from the Acropolis.jpg
27_Areopagus & the plaque of St Pauls sermon.jpg
27_Areopagus & the plaque of St Pauls sermon.jpg
28_Outside view of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.jpg
28_Outside view of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.jpg
29_Plaka.jpg
29_Plaka.jpg
30_Church of Panaghia Kapnikarea.jpg
30_Church of Panaghia Kapnikarea.jpg
31_A Greek lady doing embroidery.jpg
31_A Greek lady doing embroidery.jpg
32_Syntagma Square and the Parliament.jpg
32_Syntagma Square and the Parliament.jpg
33_Guards at the Parliament.jpg
33_Guards at the Parliament.jpg
34_Guards at the Parliament.jpg
34_Guards at the Parliament.jpg
35_Guards at the Parliament.jpg
35_Guards at the Parliament.jpg
36_Guards at the Parliament.jpg
36_Guards at the Parliament.jpg
37_Arch of Hadrian.jpg
37_Arch of Hadrian.jpg
38_Temple of Olympian Zeus.jpg
38_Temple of Olympian Zeus.jpg
39_Temple of Olympian Zeus.jpg
39_Temple of Olympian Zeus.jpg
40_National Library.jpg
40_National Library.jpg
41_National Library.jpg
41_National Library.jpg
42_Academy of Athens.jpg
42_Academy of Athens.jpg
43_Athena and Socrates.jpg
43_Athena and Socrates.jpg
44_Apollo and Plato.jpg
44_Apollo and Plato.jpg