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Hosted the old and the modern games
The Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens is the only major stadium in the world built entirely of white marble. In ancient times it was used to host the athletic portion of the Panathenaic Games in honour of the Goddess Athena. During classical times the stadium had wooden seating. It was remade in marble by the archon Lycurgus in 329 BC and was enlarged and renovated by Herodes Atticus in 140 AD, to a seated capacity of 50,000. The remnants of the ancient structure were excavated and refurbished for the revival of the Olympic Games. The stadium was refurbished a second time in 1895 for the 1896 Olympics.
The stadium was built long before dimensions for athletics venues were standardized and its track and layout follow the ancient hairpin-like model. It can seat about 80,000 spectators on 50 rows of marble steps.
Adapted from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panathinaiko_Stadium
Hosted the old and the modern games
The Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens is the only major stadium in the world built entirely of white marble. In ancient times it was used to host the athletic portion of the Panathenaic Games in honour of the Goddess Athena. During classical times the stadium had wooden seating. It was remade in marble by the archon Lycurgus in 329 BC and was enlarged and renovated by Herodes Atticus in 140 AD, to a seated capacity of 50,000. The remnants of the ancient structure were excavated and refurbished for the revival of the Olympic Games. The stadium was refurbished a second time in 1895 for the 1896 Olympics.
The stadium was built long before dimensions for athletics venues were standardized and its track and layout follow the ancient hairpin-like model. It can seat about 80,000 spectators on 50 rows of marble steps.
Adapted from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panathinaiko_Stadium