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The king's first residence
The Museum of the City of Athens is housed in two surviving buildings: the house of the banker Stamatios Dekozis-Vouros (right) and his son Konstantinos Vouros (left). The former is one of the first examples of early strict classicism, designed by the German architects Lü ders and Hoffer.
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One of the oldest monuments in the world
In the vicinity of Plaka, a few steps from the Acropolis Museum, is the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates. This monument was erected by the Choragic Lysicrates in memory of the award of the first prize in 335/334 BC to one of the performances he sponsored.
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Monument to Byron
Byron Monument Located in the Zappeion Gardens, at the intersection of Queen Amalia and Queen Olga Streets, this sculptural composition represents Greece crowning Lord Byron.
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Now a museum of Greek folk art
The mosque in Monastiraki Square was built in 1759 by the governor of Athens, Mustafa Agha Tsisdarakis. It was formerly known as the Mosque of the Lower Fountain, after the fountain that stood nearby, while the entire area was known as the Lower Bazaar and was the nerve center of the city during Ott...
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National Garden
A 16-hectare park located in the center of Athens. Five hundred species of different plants grow on its territory. Every third tree is over 100 years old. Ancient Greek ruins have been preserved within the National Garden - the remains of walls, columns and mosaics.
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Tower of the Winds
The Tower of the Winds is located in the Roman Agora of Athens, between the Plaka and Monastiraki neighborhoods. It is a 12-meter-high structure with an octagonal shape and a diameter of 8 meters.
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Romanesque Agora
The Romanesque Agora is a market square that appeared during the era of Roman rule. It is located east of the Athenian Agora. Residents from different parts of the city came here to shop, discuss political and cultural affairs of the country, and, of course, visit local temples.
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Ruins of ancient baths
The Roman balaneio (baths), located in the Zappeion district, is designed on a specially leveled area 21 meters wide, between two large walls in length and height, carefully built, which incorporated older architectural elements into their masonry.
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Catholic Cathedral
The Catholic Cathedral of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite is located at the intersection of Panepistimio Avenue and Omirou Street. It is the residence of the Catholic Archbishop of Athens and is dedicated to Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, a disciple of the Apostle Paul and the first bishop of Athens.
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National Library of Greece
On 16 March 1888, the foundation stone of the new neoclassical building was laid. The building was financed by three Kefalonian brothers living in the diaspora, Panagios, Marinos and Andreas Vallianos, and is known as "Vallianio".
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Hadrian's Arch
The construction of the arch began in 131 AD, when the local authorities wanted to celebrate the arrival of the Roman emperor Hadrian and thank him for his benevolence to the city.
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Ruins of the Temple of Olympian Zeus
The half-ruined Temple of Olympian Zeus is dedicated to the king of the Olympian gods, which explains the name of the monument. It stands a few minutes' walk from the center of Athens, just 500 meters southeast of the Acropolis and 700 meters south of Syntagma Square.
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Heart of Athens
The Acropolis is the heart of Athens, an ancient city where thousands of years ago a civilization arose that became the basis of the modern Western world. The architectural ensemble of the Acropolis includes buildings from the pre-Hellenistic, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods.
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Constitution Square
Syntagma Square, or Constitution Square, got its name in 1843, when King Otto presented the country's Constitution to the population. It is home to the former royal palace, where the Greek Parliament has been sitting since 1932.
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Small Metropolis
Another name is the Small Metropolis, because it is located next to the cathedral. A very small church, which is built entirely from architectural elements (spolia) of older buildings, from the classical period to the 12th or 13th century.
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Cathedral
Construction of the cathedral began on Christmas Day 1842, with the foundation laid by King Otto I of Greece and Queen Amalia. Marble from 72 destroyed churches in Athens at the time was used to build the cathedral.
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The place where the Apostle Paul preached
In addition to being a place of trial, the Areopagus is known as the place where the Apostle Paul preached. A large memorial plaque stands at the foot of the hill.
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Changing of the guard of honor
Actually, there is a guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. And the parliament is nearby. It's interesting for children, a little funny for adults. I feel sorry for the guys, because it was very hot even yesterday.
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Monument to King Danylo
One of the relatively new Lviv monuments. The monument was erected in 2001 according to the project of sculptors Vasyl Yarych and Roman Romanovych, architect Yarema Churylyk.
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Three columns of Sigismund
Sigismund's Column is the most famous monument of Warsaw and - next to the Little Mermaid - a symbol of the city. But does everyone, even the residents of Warsaw, know when it was built, who built it, and how many columns there actually were?
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Church of St. Martin
The Augustinian church and the monastery of St. Martin remained the property of the monastery until the dissolution of the order in 1866. This monastery, founded in 1353 by Prince Semowit Mazowiecki and built in the Gothic style, underwent further reconstructions in the seventeenth and eighteenth ce...
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Area 1866
It is more of a park or square than a square. It is all planted with trees and bushes. Previously, it was part of the territory of a large Ottoman cemetery. The square is named after the Cretan Revolution of 1866-1869.
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Barbican
For some reason, there is always "barbAkan" in Krakow. And in Warsaw there is a barbican, then a barbican. A sixteenth-century fortification that is part of the city's defensive walls.
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Basilica of St. John the Baptist
Arch-Cathedral Basilica of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist (XIV century, rebuilt in the XVII, XIX, XX centuries) The oldest church in Warsaw. Its creation dates back to the turn of the thirteenth-fourteenth centuries.
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Warsaw Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was opened on November 2.1925 under the colonnade of the Saxon Palace. On this day, the remains of a nameless soldier, brought during a special ceremony from the cemetery of the defenders of Lviv, were laid to him.
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