July
9, 2012
Greece/Turkey
Trip
As
we drove through Athens, here are a few pics I took… it is hard to remember the
name of everything, but I promise, Lambros (Private Greece Tours) knew and told us about each thing
that we stopped at or drove by.
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| National Academy is part of the Neoclassical Trilogy. It is the highest research establishment in the country. It was established in 1926 and operates under the Ministry of Education. |
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| Close up of some of the detail at top. (National Academy) |
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| This is Apollo standing on a tall ionic column in front of the Academy. Located on the right side |
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| This is Athena, she stands in front on the left side. Both statues are beautiful. |
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| The National University is also part of the Neoclassical Trilogy. |
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| And lastly, The Vallianios National Library completes the Neoclassical Trilogy These three structures all stand in close proximity in downtown Athens. |
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| Meet "Dromeas" (which means "runner" in English). He is made from shards of glass and he stands nearly 30 feet tall. He was created in 1994 and stands in the middle of Athens. He is not the typical Greek architecture, but is very unique. |
Continued: Athenian Agora in Athens, Greece
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