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The Discus Thrower (Diskobolos)
The Discus Thrower, known in Greek as the Diskobolos, exists in multiple forms: as the lost bronze original created by the sculptor Myron around 460-450 BC, and as numerous marble copies made during the Roman period, whe…
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Zeus' Temple
The Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens holds a record that says everything about the ambition behind it: construction began in the 6th century BC and wasn't finished until 131 AD, a building project that spanned nearly 70…
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Choragic Monument of Lysicrates
The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, built in 335-334 BC, stands as a remarkably well-preserved example of ancient Greek architecture and as a record of a specific moment of civic celebration. Lysicrates was a wealthy At…
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Odeon of Herodes Atticus
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a theater that proves love can be immortalized in stone. Built in 161 AD by the wealthy Athenian Herodes Atticus in memory of his beloved wife Regilla, it stands on the southwestern slope …
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The Prison of Socrates
The Prison of Socrates is a place where history, legend, and truth have become inextricably tangled. Located in cave chambers carved into the bedrock on Philopappou Hill, the site is traditionally associated with the imp…
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The Pnyx
The Pnyx, from a Greek word meaning "tightly packed together," was the meeting place of the Athenian ekklesia, the assembly that made decisions for the city-state. From 507 BC onward, it was the birthplace of democracy i…
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Areopagus Hill
Areopagus Hill, also called Mars Hill using the Roman name for the Greek god Ares, holds significance in multiple historical narratives: ancient Greek jurisprudence, Christian history, and the ongoing attempt to understa…
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Monastiraki
Monastiraki, whose name means "small monastery" in Greek, is famous for a flea market that has become synonymous with finding treasures in Athens. The name comes from a monastery that once stood in the area but has been …
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Psirri Neighbourhood
Psirri, a neighborhood north of the Acropolis, has undergone one of Athens' most dramatic urban transformations. Once home to leather workers, metalworkers, blacksmiths, and small manufacturers, it was a working-class di…
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The Plaka Neighbourhood
The Plaka is the oldest inhabited neighborhood in Athens, with continuous habitation spanning more than 3,000 years. Built around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, it offers perhaps the most intimate way …
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Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum, opened on June 20, 2009, is not just a museum that houses ancient artifacts. It's a museum that questions what a museum can be, how it can tell stories, and how it can relate to the monuments it ser…
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Theatre of Dionysus
The Theatre of Dionysus, built on the south slope of the Acropolis, is considered the birthplace of Greek tragedy and comedy. This is where the form was invented, where Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes p…
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Propylaea
The Propylaea is the monumental gateway to the Acropolis, and in its incomplete state, it tells a story about how history works. Designed by architect Mnesicles in 437-432 BC and commissioned by Pericles during Athens' g…
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The Parthenon
The Parthenon dominates Athens not through its size alone, though it is immense, but through its historical weight and the accumulated meaning that centuries of reverence have invested in it. Built between 447 and 432 BC…
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Academy of Athens
The Academy of Athens, designed by Theophil Hansen and completed in 1885, stands as part of the "Athens Trilogy," a set of three neoclassical buildings that were deliberately designed to connect modern Greece with classi…
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Athens Under the Gods: The Minotaur Code
90 min · EN · DE · FR
Places on this quest: Academy of Athens · Areopagus Hill
Athens Highlights: Quest to Find the Stolen Treasures
165 min · EN
Places on this quest: Acropolis Museum · The Plaka Neighbourhood
Acropolis Adventure: Parthenon's Footsteps in Ancient Athens
27 min · EN
Places on this quest: The Parthenon · Propylaea
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