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1000places > ATHENS, GREECE - From virtually everyplace in the city, the Acropolis towers above modern-day buildings and ancient ruins (in this case, a portion of the Temple of Olympian Zeus).
1000places > ATHENS, GREECE - Another view of the Acropolis and Parthenon from a tree-lined street in downtown Athens.
1000places > ATHENS, GREECE - A main reason why we wanted to see Athens at night from the top of Lykavittos Hill was to get this evening view of the Acropolis.
1000places > ATHENS, GREECE - Another "we were there" photograph, this one showing the construction underway to partially restore the Parthenon.
1000places > ATHENS, GREECE - As hard as it is to believe today, the Parthenon was not always held in such high esteem. The Ottomans used it to store gunpowder, and in 1687 it suffered its greatest blow when attacking Venetians fired a mortar and blew it apart. Today a reconstruction project is underway to repair as much of the explosion damage as possible.
1000places > ATHENS, GREECE - The frieze that once spanned the top of the Parthenon is now largely gone, although large pieces of it can be viewed in the Acropolis museum (as well as in the British collection of "Lord Elgin marbles").
1000places > ATHENS, GREECE - Our co-travelers, Bob and Mary Schmidt, take a moment from their explorations of the Acropolis to be photographed with the Parthenon as the backdrop.
1000places > ATHENS, GREECE - Some say the Parthenon is more striking from a distance...less obvious construction cranes, a more dramatic setting. But we found the "up-close" view to be just as spectacular.
1000places > ATHENS, GREECE - Our "we were there" photograph. On Saturday, December 2, 2006, we checked off one of most breathtaking "1000 Places" we hope to visit - the Parthenon atop the Acropolis.
ATHENS, GREECE - From virtually everyplace in the city, the Acropolis towers above modern-day buildings and ancient ruins (in this case, a portion of the Temple of Olympian Zeus).
1000places > ATHENS, GREECE - From virtually everyplace in the city, the Acropolis towers above modern-day buildings and ancient ruins (in this case, a portion of the Temple of Olympian Zeus).
ATHENS, GREECE - From virtually everyplace in the city, the Acropolis towers above modern-day buildings and ancient ruins (in this case, a portion of the Temple of Olympian Zeus).
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