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People watching Changing of the Guard in Athens - Greece
The Parliament of the Hellenes (Hellenic Parliament) at the Old Royal Palace, Syntagma Square.
Athens | This South African guy carried a Nikonos underwater film camera, which turned out to be the least interesting thing about him. He kept insisting that “our white people” would be restored to power any day now. His daughter kept telling him that he shouldn’t say things like that in public. That’s his granddaughter posing for Instagram photos.
Evzone soldier taking part in the changing of the guard ceremony at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier outside the Hellenic Parliament. Syntagma Square, Athens.
Explore #471, 23/07/23.
The Panathenaic Stadium in the Pangrati area of Athens. 8-shot panorama stitched in Adobe Lightroom.
From Wikipedia:
A stadium was built on the site of a simple racecourse by the Athenian statesman Lykourgos (Lycurgus) c. 330 BC, primarily for the Panathenaic Games. It was rebuilt in marble by Herodes Atticus, an Athenian Roman senator, by 144 AD and had a capacity of 50,000 seats. After the rise of Christianity in the 4th century it was largely abandoned. The stadium was excavated in 1869 and hosted the Zappas Olympics in 1870 and 1875. After being refurbished, it hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the first modern Olympics in 1896 and was the venue for 4 of the 9 contested sports. It was used for various purposes in the 20th century and was once again used as an Olympic venue in 2004. It is the finishing point for the annual Athens Classic Marathon. It is also the last venue in Greece from where the Olympic flame handover ceremony to the host nation takes place.
Shopping near the Central Markets in Athens, Greece.
Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS
38mm; 1/60 sec; f/8; ISO 250
Athens, National Archeological museum. This bronze statue dates from 140BC and is known as the Artemision jockey after the place where it was found.
Athens Academy (1859-1887): On either side of the Academy, are two wings decorated with friezes and a pair of high columns supporting the statues of Apollo and Athena. The Academy was studied by Th. Hansen, the younger of the Hansen brothers. The statues were sculpted by L. Drosis and the painted decoration was produced by K. Rahl. The Academy is thought to be a prime example of Greek architectural style.