Saturday, June 11, 2011

Athens pictures

Kapnikarea Church: Greek Orthodox, 10th Century AD


a store where Orthodox priests buy their robes

"Socrates' cell" is a cave at the base of the Acropolis. Might also have been Roman Baths, but most recently was used during WWII to hide the Acropolis treasures. They covered it with a concrete wall (now gone).

Parthenon


The Temple of Zeus, built by Roman Emperor Hadrian (pic taken from acropolis)
Excavation under the Acropolis Museum

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