Photos from Athens, Greece
The stadium Panathenaic – the only stadium in the world made entirely of white marble
The Zappion at night
Hadrian's Arch at night. Instagram enticed tourists, ready for a selfie are always present here.
Hadrian's Arch at night and the PArthenon in the distance
Pottery in the Acropolis museum in Athens, Greece in the red-figure technique. I am surprised why the level of detail is so advanced for the figures and so clumsy for the geometric shapes of the frieze
The small relief figures protruding from the surface of the pottery are quite interesting.
Quite impressive specimen of the plastic greek vase. Sadly I was not able to find a lot of information about this type of pottery online.
This reminded me of a certain scene from GOT
One of the symbols of Athens - the wise owl.
Is the figure on the right actually wearing a facemask agianst COVID-19?
Asclepius symbol - the snake.
Magic Sphere. Depiction of the God Helios, a lion, a dragon and magical symbols.
Different models of oil lamps, some of them eerily looking like modern gear wheels
I wonder whether there were really such dolphin riders in the ancient times.
Athina Palada in thoughtful mood.
Famous bronze head of a statue of an athlete
The building became famous after being photographed by H. Cartier-Bresson in 1953.
The Propylaea was the monumental gateway to the Acropolis of Athens
