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The Propylaea is the luxurious and unique entrance of the Acropolis, located in the western side of it.

It was completed within 5 years(432 B.C) by the architect Mnisikles, during the age of Pericles.

It is of Doric style, one of the few monuments you can cross.

It is made of pentelikon marble and is divided in three parts through which comes lots of light.

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The Parthenon is located in the Acropolis and is one of the greatest and most emblematic monuments , built in the 5th c., B.C.

It was designed by the architects Ictinus and Kalicrates and it was built in the record time of 15 years.

It is of Doric style, made of pentelikon marble.

It is an UNESCO heritage monument and millions of tourists visit it.

It was dedicated to the war figure of goddess Athena, the Virgin Athena. Inside there was the golden ivory statue of Athena, 12 metres high, made by the sculptor Phedias.

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The Erehthion is located in the northern side of the Acropolis, by the architect Mnisikles and the sculptor Phedias, and it was made of pentelikon marble.

It was of Ionian style. It is dedicated to the goddess Athena and the god Poseidon.

It had 6 female statues, the Kariatides .Today, 5 of them are in the Acropolis museum and 1 in the British museum.

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The Temple of  the goddess Athena Niki was built in the 5th c. In the Roman years it was named the Temple of Apteros Niki, because there was kept the statue of the goddess Athena Niki, the Apteron, that means without wings, so as never to leave the city of Athens. It is a temple of Ionian style with four columns in front and four in the back.

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The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, known as Herodeion, is an ancient roman theatre, that was built between 160 and 174 A.D in the feet of the Acropolis hill. It has an occupancy of 17,500 spectators and the first performances started in 1867. From 1957 and onward it is used for artistic events, especially for the Festival of Athens.

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Τhe Dionysus theatre was the oldest in Attiki and the most ancient in the world. The tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Evripides and many others were performed there for the first time. It was dedicated to the god Dionysus, the god of vegetation and wine.

The holy theatre was grounded in the southern side of the Acropolis, after the middle of the 6th c. , by Pesistratus, the tyran of Athens , and his sons. In its final form it had an occupancy of 15.000-16.000 people.

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It was one of the most beautiful doric temples of the antiquity, built in 449 B.C, in the hill of Agoreos Kolonos and it was dedicated to the god Hephestus, protector of metal work and the goddess Athena Ergani, protector of the arts. On the eastern side there are the pictures of the 9 Labours of Hercules, whereas on the northern and western sides there are the 4 Labours of Theseus, and that’s why the area and the temple were named  ‘’ Theseon’’.

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It was the administrative centre of the Athenian state.

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It was the centre of the Council of the 500 that convened daily and prepared the laws that the Athenian Assembly was to discuss and vote. Unfortunately, the only thing we can see today is the foundations.

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Here the public  records of the state were kept. It had 4 rooms, in one of them there was the temple of Rea, mother of the gods.

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It was a gift of the king of Pergamos, Attalus B to the city of Athens, and a meeting point and commercial centre of the era. It is a two-floor building, made of marble. It has columns of doric, ionian and pergamenean style with beautiful wall paintings and a roof of tiles. Today, it is used as a museum.

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It started from Keramikos and ended in the entrance of the Acropolis, through the Ancient  Agora. Through here the procession that was carrying the holy veil of goddess Athena on a ship during the celebrations of Great Panathinea was passing by.

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It was a luxurious two-floor building for music performances and philosophical lectures. It was built in 15 B.C, as a gift of the Roman General Agrippas. Statues of Giants and Tritons are saved. Tritons were sea gods, that had the body of a man and the tail of a fish, sons of Poseidon and Amphitriti. The Giants were sons of Gea and Uranus, and had the body of a man and the tail of a snake.

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Μonument of copper statues of the 10 heroes, after whom the 10 races of Attiki were named. On its front the official announcements of the city were posted.

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It is an octangonal building made of marble. On its friezes there are the engravings of the 8 winds, the ‘’Aeredes’’. On its top there is a copper arrow pointing to the direction the wind was blowing. It was the first clock.

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It was the central market of ancient Athens in the roman years and it was built between 19 and  11 B.C, with the donations of Julius Caesar and Augustus.

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The Adrianos Library was a great library in ancient Athens, built by the Roman emperor Adrianos. It was also named the University of Athens. It had two rooms. The room of the library was probably three floors. On its walls there  were selves that held 20.000 parchments. Today the western side of the Propylon with columns of korinthean style is saved.

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The Acropolis of Athens is a rocky hill, 157 metres high, that is only accessible by   the west side.

There lies the entrance, decorated with the great Propylaea.

It was a religious centre, dedicated to the goddess protector of the city, Athena.

In 1987 it was declared as a National Heritage Monument by UNESCO.

It was built in the middle of the 5th century, B.C, under the initiative of the Athenian General, Pericles.

It includes temples of other gods, as well.

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It was an arch constructed in 131-132 A.D, by the Roman emperor Hadrian, who was one of the greatest benefactors of Athens. It is 18 m. high and 13 m. wide and it is made of pentelikon marble. The lower part has an open space in the form of an arch, 6 m. in diameter.

The upper part looks like an ancient temple and is made of columns of  korinthian style. In the architrave there are two inscriptions: on the west ‘’ THIS IS ATHENS, THE ANCIENT CITY OF THESEUS’’, and in the east:’’ THIS IS THE CITY OF HADRIAN AND NOT OF THESEUS’’, indicating the old and the new city.

In 1778 it was turned into a gate of the defence wall around Athens, the ‘’ Haseki wall’’ or ‘’the Archway’’.

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Τhe Zappeion Megaron or Zappeion is one of the most important buildings in Athens and is situated on the northern side of the National Gardens and the Old Palace and on the western side of the Panathenaikon Stadium. Its construction was a donation of the Greek benefactor Evaggelos Zappas and was finished in 1888 according to the designs of the architect Theophilos Hansen.

In its interior there is one of the most beautiful circle atriums of the 19th century, that has a two-floor peristylon with ionian collonade on the ground floor and braces that end in the heads of the Kariatides on the first floor.

It was the first building worldwide that was constructed exclusively for the Olympic Games. The neoclassical mansion is closely related to the history of Modern Greece. Today it is used as a convention and exhibition centre and it is the place where the results of the elections are announced.

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Zappeion Gardens cover a total of 83 acres and the floor plan was constructed by Th. Hansen. The first planting took place in 1857, with 200 plane trees and eucalyptuses. The gardens are decorated with statues of important sculptors.

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In 1839 under the initiative of queen Amalia a garden was designed next to the modern Parliament and the palace of king Othon’s of the time, that was named ‘’National Garden’’. There is a great variety of endemic and tropical trees and plants. The palm trees of the garden are characteristic, and Amalia seems to have said ‘’Maybe I won’t see the palms growing, but the Athenians will see them in 300 years.’’

The National Garden is the greenest place in the city and covers an area of 158 acres. It is situated among the Avenues of Amalia, Queen Sophia, Herodes Atticus and King Konstadine. The flora consists of 7.000 trees and 40.000 bushes. There are, also, ducks, tortoises and lots of birds. The garden is Athenians’ favourite walking place, especially in the summer, when the shadow of the trees offer visitors a shelter from the high temperatures.

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It  was constructed in 1897 by the architect E. Tsiller and it was the Summer Palace. After the fire in 1909 in the ‘’Old Palace’’, the modern Greek Parliament, the royal family stayed temporarily in the building known as the ‘’Modern Palace’’. In 1924, when the time of the king was over, it became the Presidential Mansion and since 1974 it is the formal residence of the President of the Greek Democracy.

It is guarded by the Presidential Guard. These are the ‘’Evzones’’, that wear a red hat, called ‘’Pharion’’, that symbolises the ancestors’ blood for the freedom of the country, the ‘’Fustanella’’, which has a fabric of 30 m. with 400 pleats, which represent the period of the turkish occupation, while the ‘’Tsarouchia’’ have got black tussels, to symbolise the bitterness and death of the ancestors. Their clothes are hand made and their training is very strict.

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Ιt is one of the most impressive stadiums in the world. It is situated behind King Konstadine Avenue and opposite the Zappeion Gardens. It was made of white pentelikon marble.

The ancient stadium, where the Great Panathenaea were taking place every four years, was constructed in 330 B.C and at first it had wooden seats for the noblemen, whereas the rest of the spectators sat on the inclined ground. In 144 B.C Herodes Atticus constructed a new marble stadium in the shape of a petal. As the years were passing by the stadium fell out of use.

In 1894, when Athens undertook the rebirth of the Olympic Games, the reconstruction of the stadium was decided with the donations of the national benefactor George Averoff. The works went on and were completed after the end of the Games, in 1906. The stadium has a capacity of 60.000 seats, it hosts public celebrations and it is the finish of the men’s and women’s Classical Marathon of Athens.

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Fifteen huge Corinthian columns are the ruins of the temple of Olympian Zeus. In 515 BC the tyrant of Athens Peisistratus began the construction of a doric temple with limestone dedicated to Olympian Zeus, on the west bank of the Ilissos river. In the same place, according to tradition, Deucalion had built a temple after the flood, to thank Zeus that the waters that had flooded the area withdrew to the bed of Ilissos. When the tyranny was overthrown, the temple was left semi-finished. During the Hellenistic period, a Corinthian temple was built, but again it was not completed. Hadrian rebuilt the temple in the period 125-130 AD, this time completing it. A colossal statue of Zeus and a statue of the Roman emperor were situated at Olympion. In Byzantine times a basilica church was built within the courtyard of the archaeological site.

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Archeological Museum of Athens - Prehistoric Antiquities 

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Archeological Museum of Athens - Prehistoric Antiquities 

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These antiquities are representative works of art of the period between the 7th  millennium and 1050 BC.

They were created in the area of the Aegean Sea and mainland Greece as well as  in Troy. Some of these treasures are presented below with their indicative  description by their creation period: Neolithic, Cycladic antiquities, Thera  antiquities and Mycenaean antiquities.

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The ''Thinker''. Large compact  figure of a seated man which  comes from Karditsa of  Thessaly and is from the  period of 4500-3300 B.C.

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''The Nurse''. Clay figurine of a  woman sitting on a stool with  an infant in her arms coming  from Sesklo of Thessaly and is  from the period of 4800-4500  B.C.

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Spherical clay vase with  polychrome decoration which  comes from Dimini of  Magnesia and is from the  period of 5300-4800 B.C.

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Gold pin which is decorated  with birds on its head. These  birds are looking at different  sides. This comes from  Poliochni of Lemnos island and  is from the middle of 3rd  millennium B.C.

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Marble statuette of a standing  male figure playing a musical  instrument which is called “the  double flute”. It comes from  Keros island and is from the  period of 2800-2300 B.C.

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Female statue with folded  arms. This statue is  constructed from the famous  Parian marble. It comes from  Amorgos island and is from  the period of 2800-2300 B.C.

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Large jug vase with painted  decoration of grapes. It comes  from Akrotiri area and is from  the period of the 16th century  B.C.

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Large jug vase with colourful  bird decoration. The formation  of the bird depicts its  impressive movement and  vitality. It comes from Akrotiri  area and is from the period of  the 16th century B.C.

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Gold death-mask known as  the “mask of Agamemnon”  who was the king of Mycenae  and Argos. This archaeological  treasure comes from his grave  in Mycenae area and is from  the 16th century B.C.

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Ritual vase named as “rython”  in the shape of a shoe. It  comes from Voula area in  Attica and is from the 14th  century B.C.

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Large female figurine of the canonical  type. The head is long and ovoid, with  distinctive clear and simple lyre-shaped  outline. It is set on a cylindrical neck and  tilts slightly backwards. The hands are  folded on the belly and the fingers are  not indicated.-

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Jug of “White-Painted Ware” with round  base, globular body, tubular neck with  oblique spout, and small strap handle from  neck to shoulder. The vase bears a painted  brown and reddish-brown decoration with  painted bands of crosshatched triangles  alternating with horizontal lines.

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Pyxis (storage vessel) with a  cylindrical body, a flat base, and a lid  that projects slightly from the walls.

The surface of the body and the lid of  the vase have an incised decoration  in the shape of a herringbone.

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Protome (bust) of a female figure with  a Phrygian cap on her head. Under the  cap, the hair frames the forehead with  radial locks and falls in wavy curls on  the shoulders. The face is oval with  large almond-shaped eyes.

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Typical animal figurine of the  Late Mycenaean period (14th-  13th c. BC) representing a bull  or other bovine. The figurine  preserves traces of black  stripes all over its body.

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Boeotian handmade figurine of a  horse with rider. The horse has  conical legs, flattened tail, arched  mane and cylindrical muzzle; the  rider rests his cylindrical hands on  the horse's mane.

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A figurine of a bird, probably a goose.  Its features are rendered without  details. On the lower part of the body  the legs are in relief and the wings are  divided from the body by a slight  engraving. Traces of red colour are  preserved on the beak and on the  legs under the belly. The figurine may  have been used as a vessel or as a  figurine.

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Lamp with one handle and two thin  grooves around the disc (central  upper surface of the lamp), which is  decorated with a relief representation  of Eros with a lyre. Traces of burning  are preserved on the nozzle. The  lamp is mould-made.

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Corinthian exaleiptron (vessel for  transporting liquids or aromatic oils). It  has geometric decoration of red and  brown colour. On the shoulder, there  is a S-shaped motif between bands.

Inside, it is covered with glaze (that

took its colour after firing).

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Feeding bottle decorated with spirae  around the spout, while glossy black  glaze (varnish that turns black during  firing) covers the rest of its surface.

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Twin-necked jug of the "Red Polished  South Coast ware". The two long  necks are connected to each other  with horizontal bars. The vase is  decorated with incised geometric  motifs filled with a white substance  (kaolin).

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Also called Bareuzai square, it is the heart of the historic center. A postcard of the city with its half-timbered houses, its carroussel, its fountain and street cafes.

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Palais des Ducs et des États de Bourgogne, Rue Rameau, Dijon

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Palais des Ducs et des États de Bourgogne, Rue Rameau, Dijon

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Palais des Ducs et des États de Bourgogne, Rue Rameau, Dijon

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The Ducal Palace, iconic monument of the city

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Typical medieval Street

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Large square with the arch of triumph

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Largest park in the city center where the famous statue of the polar bear is located.

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Eglise Notre-Dame, Place Notre Dame, Dijon

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Eglise Notre-Dame, Place Notre Dame, Dijon

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Eglise Notre-Dame, Place Notre Dame, Dijon

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One of the oldest church in the city, built in the 13th century

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Where the owl, totem animal of Dijon is located. It is carved on the facade of Notre Dame Church.

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Maison Millière - Restaurant Boutique Bar à vin et Salon de thé, Rue de la Chouette, Dijon

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Maison Millière - Restaurant Boutique Bar à vin et Salon de thé, Rue de la Chouette, Dijon

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Maison Millière - Restaurant Boutique Bar à vin et Salon de thé, Rue de la Chouette, Dijon

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Oldest house in the city

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Hôtel de Vogüé, Rue de la Chouette, Dijon

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Hôtel de Vogüé, Rue de la Chouette, Dijon

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Hôtel de Vogüé, Rue de la Chouette, Dijon

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Beautiful private mansion, built in the Renaissance period

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Beautiful street in the city center with many private mansions

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Private mansion and varnished roof

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Collège Gaston Roupnel, Avenue du Drapeau, Dijon

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Collège Gaston Roupnel, Avenue du Drapeau, Dijon

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Collège Gaston Roupnel, Avenue du Drapeau, Dijon

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Our school, close to the historic city center

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Jardin de l'Arquebuse, Rue Jehan de Marville, Dijon

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Jardin de l'Arquebuse, Rue Jehan de Marville, Dijon

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Jardin de l'Arquebuse, Rue Jehan de Marville, Dijon

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Halles centrales et marché central, Dijon

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Halles centrales et marché central, Dijon

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Halles centrales et marché central, Dijon

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Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin, parvis de l'Unesco, Dijon

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Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin, parvis de l'Unesco, Dijon

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Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie et du Vin, parvis de l'Unesco, Dijon