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Cave Archedimou
The Vari Cave, also known as Pan Cave and Cave Archedimou is cave on the southern slopes of Mount Hymettus in Attica , north of Vari . The cave is an important archaeological site as the interior is decorated by the sculptor Thireos Archedimo the 5th century BC .. The cave in ancient times was a place of worship, Apollo and Pan. The cave excavations made in 1901 by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens .
The cave is located on the hill bed, at an altitude of 260 meters in the north Weights, on the southern slopes of Mount Hymettus. The cave is the Vari walk about one hour (5 km dirt road from the Military Academy ), but is more easily accessible from Voula and the road continues after the cemetery. Located a short distance from the small cave Sykia . The cave can not be visited for the public. Its opening, measuring 5 by 2 meters, is almost vertical and the rim carved steps that have now been destroyed. The main hall of the cave, with a length 26, width 23 and a height of 10 meters, was the sanctuary and the walls are carved steps and reliefs. Divided by a wall of stalactites in two parts.
The first traces of habitation in the cave dating from the 6th century BC According to the inscriptions in the cave, the cave reached sanctuary from Thireos sculptor Archedimo, who decorated and skalise steps, inscriptions and reliefs, the most important one that portrays him holding a chisel and hammer and a headless statue of the goddess seated on a throne . Ek then the cave was a place of worship until the 3rd century BC, when it was abandoned. .
The first for visiting the cave was the traveler Richard Chandler in 1765 and then visited by other tourists who passed from Attica, including Lord Byron . The cave conducted the period 1901-1902 excavations by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens , directed by Charles Weller. In the cave were discovered hundreds of lamps and reliefs, two of which are exposed to the Sculpture Collection of the National Archaeological Museum .
Cave Archedimou
The Vari Cave, also known as Pan Cave and Cave Archedimou is cave on the southern slopes of Mount Hymettus in Attica , north of Vari . The cave is an important archaeological site as the interior is decorated by the sculptor Thireos Archedimo the 5th century BC .. The cave in ancient times was a place of worship, Apollo and Pan. The cave excavations made in 1901 by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens .
The cave is located on the hill bed, at an altitude of 260 meters in the north Weights, on the southern slopes of Mount Hymettus. The cave is the Vari walk about one hour (5 km dirt road from the Military Academy ), but is more easily accessible from Voula and the road continues after the cemetery. Located a short distance from the small cave Sykia . The cave can not be visited for the public. Its opening, measuring 5 by 2 meters, is almost vertical and the rim carved steps that have now been destroyed. The main hall of the cave, with a length 26, width 23 and a height of 10 meters, was the sanctuary and the walls are carved steps and reliefs. Divided by a wall of stalactites in two parts.
The first traces of habitation in the cave dating from the 6th century BC According to the inscriptions in the cave, the cave reached sanctuary from Thireos sculptor Archedimo, who decorated and skalise steps, inscriptions and reliefs, the most important one that portrays him holding a chisel and hammer and a headless statue of the goddess seated on a throne . Ek then the cave was a place of worship until the 3rd century BC, when it was abandoned. .
The first for visiting the cave was the traveler Richard Chandler in 1765 and then visited by other tourists who passed from Attica, including Lord Byron . The cave conducted the period 1901-1902 excavations by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens , directed by Charles Weller. In the cave were discovered hundreds of lamps and reliefs, two of which are exposed to the Sculpture Collection of the National Archaeological Museum .