Panathinaikos Stadium

Panathinaiko Stadium, Panathenaic Stadium
Greece, Athens
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Panathinaikos Stadium

Panathinaiko Stadium, Panathenaic Stadium
Greece, Athens
Panathinaikos (literally "beautiful marble") is a unique stadium in Athens, the only one in the world built of white marble. Located in the Kallimarmaro area, east of the Zappion Congress Hall and the National Garden.

In ancient times, the stadium was the venue for the Panathenaic Games, dedicated to the patroness of the city, the goddess Athena. The remains of the ancient building were excavated and restored in the middle of the 19th century at the expense of the Greek patriot Evangelis Zappas. With his support, the Olympic competitions of 1870 and 1875 were held at the stadium. The second large-scale stage of work was carried out in 1895 to host the first modern Olympic Games with the financial assistance of Georgios Averoff (his marble statue now stands at the entrance). Since the stadium in its present form was built only at the beginning of the revival of the Olympic Games, it was built according to the old model (in particular, its running tracks do not meet modern accepted standards). The stadium of 50 horizontal marble rows can accommodate about 80,000 fans.

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Traveled 3 years ago
Rating 8
A grandiose and very beautiful building. The Greeks are very proud of him. It is unique not only because it is built entirely of white marble, but also because it hosted the ancient Panathenaic Games in the 4th century BC. e. , the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and the 2004 Olympic Games. Over 2000 years of history! Think about it, it's really impressive. It is not necessary to pay for an entrance ticket, but you must definitely come up and admire it (everything is visible).
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