02 Agora, athenian, roman

https://goo.gl/maps/6U9srkrakTk. Here is where the ancient Athenians lived.
https://goo.gl/maps/u98ZJuwa76U2. Distance from hasf to Monastiraki 1,9km 34min.
● Monastiraki Metro Station,
● Monastiraki Flea Market, Ifestou 2,
● Thesseion Temple Hephaestus. (maptogo)
● Stoa of Attalos. Museum (maptogo)
● Gate of Athena Archegetis,
● Ancient Athenian Agora, Stoa Attalus, Museum, Adrianou 24, t2103210185. (maptogo)
● Hadrian's Library, Museum, Areos 3,
by Roman Emperor Hadrian in AD 132, t2103249350.(maptogo)
● Museum of Greek Popular Musical Instruments, Diogenous 3 , t2103250198. (maptogo)
● Ancient Roman Agora, Pelopida str & Eolou, Roman buildings remains. (maptogo)
● Ancient Athenian Agora to Roman Agora (maptogo)
● Gate Medrese, Pelopida.
● Fethiye Mosque, &, Panos ke Pelopida,
● Melina Mercouri Foundation Exhibition Polignotou 11.
● Mousio Loutro Aeridon, Kirristou 8
●The Horologion of Andronikos Of Kyrhos.
● Museum of Greek Popular Musical Instruments, Diogenous 3, 
● The Elytis House, Athina 105 55.
● Agios Filippos, Αgiou Filippou 20.
● Eleusinion sanctuary, Dioskouron 15
● Library of Pantainos, Vrisakiou 1,
● Irakleidon Museum, Iraklidon 16,

TIPS FOR ANCIENT ATHENIAN AGORA:.
(Source: Ministry of Culture and Sports).
The Agora was a large square on the northwest slope of the Acropolis where social and religious activities, commerce, out door theatrical performances and athletic contests were held. In other words it was the heart of the ancient city. But above all it was there the center of Athenian democracy, since it was there that the most important administrative and judicial functions and political assemblies took place.
From the 6th c. BC on wards, the open space, wich was traversed by the Panathenaic Way, was gradually surrounded by many public buildings, and it was adorned with temples, altars, stoas fountains, portraits, and statues. It acquired its final form inj the second c.AD.

TIPS FOR THE ANCIENT ROMAN AGORA:.
(Source: GREECE all time classic).
"The Roman Agora is located by the Plaka area) it was an architectural complex, built between 19 and 11 B.C., consisting of a large rectangular court surrounded by colonnades (stoas). Behind the stoas were various shops.
Gate of Athena Archegetis. Located at the west side of the area. A monumental gateway with four Doric columns and a pediment of Pentelic marble, preserved iv excellent condition.
Kyrristus Clock - Tower of Winds. On the eastern side of the Roman Agora stands an octagonal monument. The clock of Andronicus Kyrristus constructed in the 1er century BC, was a hydraulic clock. On each face of the clock can be seen bas - reliefs of the eight winds. The monument was named "Winds" from the depictions".

03 Aristotle's Lyceum

https://goo.gl/maps/EY32t6E4E1s.
https://goo.gl/maps/LT9Er4NVo8u. Walk 2,1km 21min

● Aristotle's Lyceum, Peripatetic school of philosophy in 334 BC. (maptogo)
● Byzantine and Christian Museum, ave. Vasilissis Sofias 22, t2132139500. (maptogo)
● Athens War Museum, Rizari 2, t2107252974 http://www.warmuseum.gr. (maptogo)
● Hellenic Children's Museum, ave. Rigillis str, t2103312995. (map) https://www.hcm.gr/ (maptogo)
● Athens Conservatoire, Rigilis 17, t2107240673. (maptogo)
● Villa Ilyssia.http://www.byzantinemuseum.gr/el/museum/villa_ilissia/.
● Church of St. George, Leof. Vasilissis Sofias 254, Athina 106 76.
● Church of St. Nicholas, Οδός Ρηγίλλης, Αθήνα.
● Hilton Athens, Leof. Vasilissis Sofias 46,

TIPS FOR THE PALAESTRA OF THE KYKEION GYMNASIUM.
(Source: Ministry of Culture and Sports, Text E.Banou and Aik.Stamoudi).
"The school of Aristotle, the Lykeion (Lyceum) (335BC), one of the three oldest gymnasia in the city togeather with those of the Academy and Kynosarges, was situated on the outskirts of Ancient Athens,, outside the walls and the Gate of Diochares. As attested by ancient authors, (Plutarch, Strabo, Pusanias), the Lykeion was a very extensive, verdant, area between two rivers, the Eridanos, tothe north and Ilissos to the south, and beside the sanctuary of Lycian Apollo and Heracles Pankrates. Athenian hoplites and ephebes, fulfilling their military duties, exercised in this idyllic area with its abundant waters..
.....
Aristotle was born in 384 BC in Stageira, Chalkidiki, in 368 he moved to Athens, where he chose to study at Plato's Academy.. His own education was in harmony with the ancient Greek ideals of 5th century BC individual freedom, equality before the low, and participation in the political community.
From 342 BC., when he received an invitation from Philip II, he undertook the education of Alexander, for whom he wrote he edited a special edition of the Homeric epics and wrote two works, On Kingship and On Colonists.
He returned to Athens in 335 BC., where he founded his own philosophical school, the Lykeion", known from the era of his successor Theophrastus as the "peripatos"..

04 Concert Hall

https://goo.gl/maps/ZfFDwAGDqom.
https://goo.gl/maps/jn6urQWD4Gv. Walk 3,3km 46min

● The Athens Concert Hall, ave. Vasilissis Sofias, Open in 1991, t2107282333. (maptogo)
● Museum ΕΑΤ-ESA-SFEA, Dinokratous 72, Plateia Eleftherias, t2107258258, sfea.gr (maptogo) http://sfea.gr/index.php/diasindeseis-me-alles-selides
● Contemporary Social History Archives (ASKI), Eleftherias square 1,t 2103223062.
● Eleftherios Venizelos Museum, ave.Vasilissis Sofias, t2107224238.
● Hilton Athens and statue of Glass Xenos, ave. Vasilissis Sofias 46. (maptogo)
● Petraki Monastery, Evzonon 3,t 2107212402.
● National Art Gallery, Michalakopoulou 1, t2107235937. (maptogo) www.nationalgallery.gr
● National Glyptotheque, Alsos Stratou, t2107709855, www.nationalgallery.gr. (maptodrive)

TIPS FOR THE ATHENS CONCERT HALL:
(Source GREECE all time classic).
"A monumental work (deseigned by M.Vourekas), the Athens Concert Hall was built in satges from 1973 - 1991. It is thought to be one of the best concert halls in the world. It has among others, concert and opera halls, a musical library, a conference centre, and halls for multiple uses. In the winter, concerts, opera, theatre and dance performance, and other events, are held here. An impressive garden surrounds it where cultural events often take place".

TIPS FOR THE AMERICAN EMBASSY:
(Source GREECE all time classic).
"The most important example of modern architecture in Athens (1959-1961), designed by the famous architect W.Gropius".
See also Contemporary path Xenos

05 Keramikos

https://goo.gl/maps/MZLkNdF9d3H2.
https://goo.gl/maps/ejsKDic3Bw22. Walk 2,5km 35min

● Technopolis - Gazi Music Hall, Iera Odos 7, t2103461589. (maptogo)
● Metro Station Kerameikos (maptogo) or to be dropped off.
● Keramikos Archaeological Site and Museum, Ermou 148, t2103463552. (maptogo)
● Melina Mercuri Museum and Cultural Centre, Iraklidon 66, t2103452150. (maptogo)
● Garden of the Association of Greek Archaeologists, Ermou 134, t2103252214.
● Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Sq. Agion Asomaton 5, t2103215717.
● Atopos Contemporary Visual Culture, Salaminos 72, t2108838151, atopos.gr. (maptogo)
● Greek Film Archive, Iera Odos 48, t2103612046. www.tainiothiki.gr
● Institute of Greek Mills, Asomaton 45, t2107214381, itemylon@gmail.com.gr.
● Shadow Puppet Museum Iraklidon 66, t210 3452150. (maptogo)
● Municipal Art Gallery, Leonidou and Millierou str. Metaxourgeio, t2103243022.(maptogo)

TIPS FOR KERAMIKOS:
(Source GREECE all the time classic).
"The ancient Kerameikos was located in the north-western outskirts of Athens. It was partly
 enlosed by,and partly beyond, the walls that devide the area of the excavation. In the centre of the archaeological site are the two best known arches of ancient Athens, the Dipylon where the Panathenaic procession would start and the sacred Arch, where the sacred way would begin and the Elefsinian Mysteries procession would pass through. In the vicinity of the Arches was the most ancient and the biggest cemetery of Attica. Moreover it was the place of burial of the citizens who where honored by the city of Athens. According to the geographer Pausanias, the location was named after Keramos. However, the place was most liked named after the neighborhood of the kerameis (potters).
The neighborhood of the Kerameikos - potters was established on the banks of the river Iridanos. nYou can see the riverbed in the archaeological area. The ancient Demos of Kerameikos covered a large area. Only part of it has been unearthed in excavations. It is thought that the area of the Krameikos was bounded by the north-western perimeter of the Agora on one side and the copse that was named after the hero Akademos, on the other side".

TIPS FOR GAZI:
(Source Free Copy THE TOTAL GUIDE).
"Gazi the entertainment district spreads out west of Pireos Str. and below Iera Odos Str.! Its name reminds of the gas factory which used to be there from 1862 up to 1864 and today it houses the Technopolis of Athens Municipality, a very important cultural multi-purpose center... Up to the end of 1990's and mostly with the arrival of "Keramikos" metro station (in 2007), Gazi was swarmed with coffee shops, bars, clubs, restaurants, tapas taverns, as well as live stages and art places at the district became a point of reference and a mainstream piazza. Here you can find high-quality places covering all tastes".

"The Cool Region: Δυτικά της Πειραιώς και κάτω από την Ιερά Οδό απλώνεται η  "συνοικία της διασκέδασης" το Γκάζι!. Το όνομά του παραπέμπει στο εργοστάσιο φωταερίου που λειτουργούσε από το 1862 έως το 1984 και σήμερα στεγάζει την Τεχνόπολη του Δήμου Αθηναίων, έναν πολύ σημαντικό πολιτιστικό χώρο. Η περιοχή πέρασε από πολλές και διαφορετικές φάσεις..
Στα τέλη της δεκαετίας του 1990 και κυρίως με την άφιξη του σταθμού του μετρό "Κεραμεικός" το 2007, το Γκάζι γέμισε cafes, bars, εστιατόρια, μεζεδοπωλεία αλλά και live θεατρικές σκηνές, όπως και χώρους τέχνης, και η περιοχή έγινε σημείο αναφοράς. Σταδιακά έγινε mainstream πιατσα. Η περιοχή καλύπτει με ποιοτικές επιλογές στο φαγητό και τη διασκέδαση όλα τα γούστα"..

06 Kolonaki

https://goo.gl/maps/QLLuwu6Lmh82.
https://goo.gl/maps/5X7g9s25hMK2. Walk 2,4km 33min
● Museum of Cycladic Art, Neofitou Douka 4, t2107228321. (maptogo) https://cycladic.gr/
● Benaki Museum, Koumpari 1, t2103671000 www.benaki.gr. (maptogo)
● Theocharakis Foundation, ave.Vassilisis Sofias 20, t2103611207 www.thf.gr. (maptogo)
● Museum für islamische Kunst, Kriezotou 3. (maptogo)
● Numismatic Museum of Athens, El. Venizelou 12, t2103632057. (maptogo)
● Contemporary Greek Art Institure, Valaoritou 9, t2103616165 www.iset.gr. (maptogo)
● R Catholic Church Ekklisia Dionysios, Sina 2, t2103623603. (maptogo)
● Academy of Athens, El. Venizelou 28, t2103664700 www.academyofathens.gr. (maptogo)
● National Library Park, Akadimias 53, t2103382541. (maptogo)
● City of Athens Cultural Center, Akadimias 50, t2103621601, www.cityofathens.gr. (maptogo)
● Museum of Kosti Palama, Asklipiou 3, t2103634811, www.kostispalamas.org.gr. (maptogo)
● Museum of National Bank of Greece, Americis 3, t2103204444. (maptogo)
● Roman Monument, Sq. Dexamenis. (maptogo)
● Voukourestiou city's shopping street. (maptogo)
● M8, Milioni str. t2103643338, www.m8-athens.com. (maptogo)
● British Council, Kolonaki square 17, t2103692333. (maptogo)
● French School of Athens, Didotou 6, t2103679900. www.efa.gr. (maptogo)
● Genadius Library, Souidias 61, t2107210536. www.gennadius.gr (maptogo)
● GOETHE-Institute, Omirou 14, t2103661000. www.goethe.gr. (maptogo)
● Institut Francais de Grece, Sina 31, t2103398600. www.ifa.gr. (maptogo)
● Institut Cervantes de Atenas, Skoufa 31, t2103634117 atenas.cervantes.es. (maptogo)
● Theatrical Museum, t2103629430. (map-to-go)
● YOLENI'S Explore Greek Flavors. 9 Solonos str. Kolonaki tel. 210 212 223 626.  (maptogo)
http://www.yolenis.com.
● CALLISTA CRAFTS Voukourestiou 11, http://www.callistacrafts.com. tel. +302103647989. (maptogo)
● PARTHENIS, Dimοkritou 20 https://orsalia-parthenis.gr. tel. +302103633158. (maptogo)

TIPS:.
(Source: Free copy The TOTAL GUIDE).
One of the most cosmopolitan downtown neighborhoods is located in the shadow of Lycabetttus hill and is just a few minutes away from Syntagma. Starting from Filikis Eterias square, known as Kolonaki square, it has every reason to be proud of the imposing buildings, the updated market (shopping streets are full of the most prestigious fashion labels and haute couture Greek designers) while is not missing important museums and galleries. And of course its lovely piazza is a spectacle of its own, full of energy and people from morning till evening, with its shops, either classy or trendy and alternative, with celebrity customers and every day people, of all ages from all regions of Athens.Besides in the central streets a Patriarcho Ioakeim, Skoufa, Irodotou and the lively pedestrian Milioni, Tsakalof and Charitos you will find all you need for your entertainment. In the mornings. politicians, lawyers, businessmen and shopaholics have theior morning break and make deals in historic cafes, while at noon they enjoy a lunch break with a rich range of street food and city bistros to high aesthetic restaurants. As its cosmopolitan character it is proven in the evening, with excellent, international gastronomic delights, trendy bars, while on Fridays and Saturdays the vibes are getting higher in its few but.. famous nightclubs".

TIPS:
(Source GB Magazine, Katerina Karydi My special Place)
Πινακοθήκη Νίκου Χατζικυριάκου-Γκίκα. Κριεζιώτου 3. Κολωνάκι. Αθήνα.
"Ανηφορίστε από το Σύντγμα προς το Κολωνάκι. Στην παραπάνω διεύθυνσθη θα συναντήσετε ένα χώρο μαγικό το σπίτι που έζησε ο ζωγράφος Νίκος Χατζηκυριάκος Γκίκας που σήμερα είναι Μουσείο. Το κτίριο είναι τυπικη πολυκατοικία του μεσοπολέμου και μέσα εκεί εκτυλίσσεται όλη η τοπ καλλιτεχνική και πνευματική ζωή της Ελλάδος μετά το τέλος του Α' Παγκοσμίου Πολέμου. Θα θαυμάσετε έργα ζωγραφικής, γλυπτικής, αρχιτεκτονικής, χορού, φωτογραφίας, ποίησης, πεζογραφίας, εκδόσεις, πίνακες, χειρόγραφα και παρτιτούρες. Τα Νομπελ του Σεφέρη και Ελύτη κ.ά. Στο πωλητήριο θα βρείτε υπέροχα αντικείμενα νέων καλλλιτεχνών".

07 Koukaki

https://goo.gl/maps/nBPNA99WdJ42.
https://goo.gl/maps/7u5Vr1rD7q72. Walk 200m 3min

Ok Congratulations! You come (came) to the most creative corner of Athens. Your heart is one and for all won!

● National Museum of Contemporary Art, Kallirois 34, t2111019000 www.nmst.gr. (maptogo)
● Ilias Lalaounis Jewelery Museum, Kalisperi 12, t2109221044. (maptogo)
● Trii Art Hub of local Artists, Diakou 9, art-hub.trii.gr, t2109210333. (maptogo)
● Jump & Jive Athens Swing Team Dance Studio, Zan Moreas 1, t2155509747. (maptogo)
● Aromatopoleion Perfumery, Veikou 91, t2130364256. (maptogo)
● F+B wine tasting, cooking lessons food tour www.walks.gr t2108847269. (maptogo)
● F+B Drupes and Drips, Zitrou 20, t69700300404. (maptogo)
● F+B Skmoubri, fish restaurant, Drakou 4, t2109210994. (maptogo)
● F+B Lotte restaurant, Tsami Karatasou 2, t2114078639. (maptogo)
● F+B Fabrica Efrosinou, An Zinni 34, t2109246354. (maptogo)
● F+B Mani-Mani restaurant, Falirou 10, t2109218180,www.manimani.com.gr. (maptogo)
● F+B O Mpampas restaurant, Falirou 53, t2155505565. (maptogo)
● F+B Kouvelos restaurant, Geneou Kolokotroni 66, t2114052418. (maptogo)
● F+B Olympou Amaltheia, Greek tastes, G.Olympiou 8, t2109442780. (maptogo)
● F+B Balcony Restaurant & Bar, Veikou 1, t2114118437. (maptogo)
● F+B www.oyalindianchef.gr, vegeterian, vegan, t2109233585. (maptogo)
● Ansa car rental, ave.A.Syngrou 27b, www.ansa.gr, t2109416304. (maptogo)
● Moto rental, ave. Kallirois 77b, t2155151166. (maptogo)
● Athens open tour, t2108815207, hoponhopoff, t2109220604. (maptogo)
● R Greek Orthodox Church, St Ioannis Gergarettas, Veikou str. (maptogo)
● R Greek Christian Church, B' Evageliki, Zinni str. (maptogo)
● Local Bakery Takis, Misaraliotou 14, t210 9239052. (maptogo)
● Local Bakery Mama, Zaharitsa 42, t2109227986. (maptogo)
● Oporio delicatessen, Erechthiou 1, t2109241118. (maptogo)
● Street Drakou 42, café, drinks, taverns, Metro station. (maptogo)
● Deliolanis, ave.Syngrou 100, t2108993000. (maptogo)
● Konstandinidis, confectionerie, aven. Syngrou 98, t2109247370. (maptogo)
● Fresh, aven. Syngrou 96, t2114112633. (maptogo)
● Park of Greek winners in Olympic Games of 1996. (maptogo)
● Local archaeological site Falirou and Patmeza. (maptogo)
● State of Concept Athens, Non Profit Art Institution T.Botsari 19,t2130318576. (maptogo)
● Post Office: Veikou 89, t2109233158. (maptogo)
● Vodafone, Veikou 72, t2109210031. (maptogo)
● Germanos, Falirou 3, t2109212603. (maptogo)
● Super Market Sklavenitis, Dimitrakopoulou 72, t2109213043. (maptogo)
● Alpha Bank ATM, Veikou 93 or aven.Syngrou 54, t2109213093. (maptogo)
● Moto rental, ave. Kallirois 77b, t2155151166. (maptogo)
● Scooterise, Hatzichristou 18, t2167003277. (maptogo)
● Athens open tour, t2108815207, hoponhopoff, t2109220604. (maptogo)
● R Greek Orthodox Church, St Ioannis Gergarettas, Veikou str. (maptogo)
● R Greek Christian Church, B' Evageliki, Zinni str. (maptogo)
● Traffic interface: Syngrou-Fix: (maptogo)
● Metro, OASA Bus, Attica Bus for Sounio, Tram and Trolley Bus station. (maptogo)
● Polis Park, ave. Syngrou 103, t2109224131, syggrou@polispark.gr. (maptogo)

TIPS (1).

(Source GREECE IS, Velocity Airey)

"KOUKAKI is home to the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST). Once the Fix Brewery, the building that houses the museum has undergone a major transformation. Not yet fully operational, the EMST destined to become a beacon of creative talent that will showcase the work of both Greek and foreign contemporary artists.

The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum, is a must-see, Housing over 4.000 pieces of Lalaounis' work, it pays homage to the ancient art of goldsmithing.

With a very short distance of the city's most treasured accomplishments of antiquity, Koukaki provides the visitor to Athens with a window of modern life, a display of the promise that the present era holds for the city.

Perhaps the most charming area,in the neighborhood is the pedestrian zone running from Koukaki Square along Georgaki  Olympiou Street, wich has a city-meet-jungle feel to it. At eye lever with overhanging trees, including palms, the concrete facades of cafes and restaurants are entirely hidden. Instead, fairy lights and glowing laterns create an atmosphere akin to a Cuban Midsummer Night's Dream, if that's a vision you can imagine. Brightly painted wood-and-wicker chairs adom the pavements where Athenians young and old come to socialize"..

TIPS (2).
(Source Free Copy ATHENS BEST IN TOWN 2017 EDITION).
Under the Acropolis at the southern side of Philopappos Hill Koukaki is one of the most historic neighborhoods in Athens. Ita was formerly chosen as a main resident district, which later developed in to an entertainment destination. After all, Koukaki one of the few remaining authentic neighborhoods in the sense of self-sufficiency, the citizens who say good morning to each other and communicate. Based on that philosophy, the business activity has started and developed and the two picturesque walkways have transformed into hangouts. (G.Olympou Str. being the first one. with follow up by Drakou Str.).
The daily life here has more relaxed rhythm.. Bicycles, people hanging out at the tables on the walkway, tourists who discover a "hidden" side downtown! It is consciously  alternative and has finally managed to become a point of attraction.

TIPS (3).

(Source Plaza life, Spring 2018, Free Press Issue 15)

Koukaki neighborhood. Koukaki is Athens’s newest hot neighborhood. A low-profile neighborhood at the foot of Acropolis, Koukaki has evolved over last years into the hottest fun spot of the city, as new hangouts with an alternative character open one after the other. You can find shops with handmade jewelry and other decorative items & funky clothes. Visit the “State of Concept”, a nonprofit gallery found at No.19 Tousa Botsari Str.Blessed with pedestrian streets, and thanks to Filopappou Hill next door, Koukaki is a neighborhood where wandering is perfectly adequate. After you’ve visited the busiest streets close to Syggrou, go up towards the hill and admire the environment. Do not miss the chance to walk through Tsami Karatassou street, taking in the beauty of the neoclassical mansions. Take a relaxing walk in nearby Filopappou Hill. The pine-covered slopes rising at about 150 meters above sea level, offer a refreshing break from the heat in the summer and is mainly frequented by dog walkers and joggers. The hill is home to the Filopappos Monument, the Socrates Prison, the ancient Koilis Street, two picturesque churches, as well as the old National Observatory and the Dora Stratou Transitional Dancing Theater.

Links:

http://www.njvathensplaza.gr/el/news-and-press.html

https://issuu.com/mmkdesignteam/docs/plaza_life_15_issue

https://issuu.com/contact

08 Lycabettus Hill

https://goo.gl/maps/qw8rwy1126n.
https://goo.gl/maps/KtT3hGrHyvt. Walk 2,7km 41min
● Teleferik Cable Car Station of Lycabettus, Aristippou 1, t2107210701. (maptogo)
● Mount Lycabettus all Athens Hill top viewing Area. (maptogo)
● R Agios Georgios Lycabettus Hill, t2107212206. (maptogo)
● R Agioi Isidoroi, Saradapihou 61, t2103633282. (maptogo)
● R Holy Cross Chapel of Exaltation. (maptogo)
● R Saint Ioudas Thaddaios Agios Ioudas Thaddaios. (maptogo)
● Lycabettus Theatre, northeast of Athens city. (maptogo)
● The American School of Classical Studies, Souidias 54, t2130002400. (maptogo)
● F+B Lycabettus Restaurant, t2107227065, www.orizonteslycabettus.gr. (maptogo)
● Adrianios Dexameni. (maptogo)
 Gennadius Library, Souidias 61,
St George Lycabettus Hotel
Αδριάνειος Δεξαμενή, Pl. Dexamenis,

TIPS.
(Source GREECE all time classic).
"It is a forest in the heart of the city, and among the Athenians favorite places, for hiking or relaxing in the local cafes, and restaurants. According to mythology, goddess Athena wanted her temple in Acropolis to be closer to the heaven. One stormy night she went to mount Pentali and took a large rock with the purpose of placing it on the existing rock, two black birds approached her, bringing her bad news regarding something she had to take care immediately in the rage of haste, the rock fell in the centre of Athens.  The rock which is 278 meters high, is located in the centre of Athens. In ancient times the hill was covered bu lush vegetation and on its top stood a temple dedicated to Zeus".. to be continued.