12 Olympian Zeus Temple

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https://goo.gl/maps/AwC1HSixGEL2. Walk 1km 14min.

● Melina Mercouri Monument, Leoforos Vasilisis Amalias 54.
● Temple Artemis Agrotera, Ardittou 24.
● Panathenaic Stadium, ave. Vasileos Konstantinou.
● Philatelic Museum of Greece, Fokianou 2, t2107519042.
● Hill Ardittos, ave. Vasileos Konstantinou 101.
● Temple of Olympian Zeus. (Olympeion)
● Hadrian's Arch, ave. Vasilisis Amalias.
● R Church Agia Fotini, ave. Kallirois 1, t2109232556.

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TIPS FOR OLYMPEION TEMPLE OF ZEUS:
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"The Olympeion includes the sanctuary (temple) of Olympian Zeus, Roman baths, classical houses as well as a section of the ancient city's fortification wall. According to the geographer Pausanias, the temple of Olympian Zeus was founded by Deukalionas, a mythical ancestor of the Greeks, in the age of tyranny, cicra 515 BC, Peisistratos the younger grandson of the tyrant Peisistratos, attempted to replace the old temple with a new more impressive temple. The tyranny, however, was abolished and construction was was terminated. The construction of the new Temple was later assigned to the Roman architect Decinus Cossutius by the king of Syria Antiochus died in 163 BC. and the construction of the new temple was once again abandoned. The structure did not had a roof and pediment.
The construction of the temple, which ranks among the biggest in antiquity, was completed in 131 AD. by the Roman Emperor Hadrian. It is of Corinthian Order (110m. in lenghth and approximately 44m in width), three rows of eighth columns at the norrow sides and two rows of twenty columns at its long sides.
Inside the temple there was a gold and ivory statue of Zeus, which does not exist today".

TIPS FOR ILISSOS RIVER VALLEY:
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 "The surviving section of the Ilissos river valley (right behind the temple of Olympian Zeus) is worth a visit. In antiquity the Ilissos river was khown as the sacred river of the Musses. Scattered remains of the ancient santuaries are located in the valley. You will find nearby the rock of Kalliroi spring - wich was famous in antiquity - and the church of Ayia Fotini, wich was built in 1872 at the site of an ancient temple, on the foundation of the sacred sanctuary of Ekati. You will find nearby, the preserved monuments of the classical, Roman and Byzantine Age, among others, (the temple of Apollo Delfinios, the Temple of Cronos and Rhea, a Byzantine quarter with workshops, and Leonidis Church)".

HADRIAN'S ARCH:
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"Following the construction of the temple of Zeus, the Athenians, in 131 AD. in honour of Emperor Hadrian, built an Arch on the northwestern perimeter of the temple. The monument is 18m. tall and 13m. wide while the Arch, built of Pentelic marble, bears two inscriptions on the architrave over the arch. One inscription, facing the Acropolis and the old town (facing west) says: "This is Athens the city of Theseus". The other inscription, facing the santuary and the extension of Athens constructed by Hadrian, (facing east), says: "This is the city of Hadrian not Theseus".

TIPS FOR PANATHENAIKON (KALIMARMARO) STADIUM:
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"Panathenaikon (Panathenaic) Stadium, a remarkable construction, was made of white marble. the horse shoe shaped stadium faces  the National Garden. In 330 BC a stadium made of wood was build at this location. Herodes Atticus constructed a marble edifice, which was the model for the edifice of the stadium that stands today. It was used as a spac e for athletic competitions, which took place during the Panathenaea festival. The stadium that stands today has a capacity approx. 60.000 spectators. It was built in 1869 -1870 and it was the venue of the first Olympic Games in modern history (1896). Surrounding the stadium is the wooded Arthittos Hill, where locals love to go for a walk. (http://www.panathenaicstadium.gr).