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Military officer saluting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Plateia Syntagma in central Athens, Greece. The building to the rear is the National Parliament, built in 1842 as a palace for King Otto. In 1930 a figure of a dying Greek soldier was carved into the wall to create the Unknown Soldier memorial to all Greek soldiers who have died since independence. This photograph was made with a Hasselblad HD-31 digital camera. Location: Athens, GreecePhoto Number: 4252Click image to enlarge. |
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A young couple is examining the wares at the famous Sunday flea market held in the Plateia Avissynias in Athens, Greece. This photograph was taken with a Hasselblad HD-31 digital camera. Location: Athens, GreecePhoto Number: 4253Click image to enlarge. |
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The front of the National Archeology Museum, in the Exarcheia section of Athens, Greece. This great museum displays artifacts and art from the Bronze Age through Classical Greek and Roman times. This photograph was taken with a Hasselblad HD-31 digital camera. Location: Athens, GreecePhoto Number: 4254Click image to enlarge. |
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Evzones wear the uniform of the Greek army at the time of independence from the Ottoman Empire was achieved in the early party of the 19th century. These evzones are approaching the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the base of the National Parliament building in central Athens, Greece to participate in the afternoon changing of the guard. This photograph was made using a Hasselblad HD-31 camera. Location: Athens, GreecePhoto Number: 4255Click image to enlarge. |
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The Erechtheion temple on the Arcopolis in Athens, Greece is known for the statues of the 6 Caryatids which hold up the pediment on the small roof on the side of this temple which is dedicated to Athena and Poseidon. This photograph was made with a Hasselblad HD-31 digital camera. Location: Athens, GreecePhoto Number: 4256Click image to enlarge. |
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The Herodes Atticus Theater on the south side of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece is named after its builder. Built in 161CE, the theater is now the site of the summer Athens Festival. This photograph was taken with a Hasselblad HD-31 digital camera Location: Athens, GreecePhoto Number: 4257Click image to enlarge. |
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The Tower of the Winds, c. 50 B.C.E., sits on the eastern edge of the Roman Agora, which dates from 100 years later. This eight sided building has a frieze around the eight sides, each side dedicated to a different wind. When built it had a water driven clock powered by a stream from the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. This image was taken with a Hasselblad HD-31 digital camera. Location: Athens, GreecePhoto Number: 4258Click image to enlarge. |
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This interior view is of St. Doinysius Greek Orthodox Church, built from 1923-31 in central Athens, Greece. Location: Athens, GreecePhoto Number: 4259Click image to enlarge. |
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The National Library, c. 1902, is one of three important public buildings fronting on Panepistimou Street in central Athens, Greece. The other two buildings are Athens University and the Academy of Arts and Sciences. This photograph was made with a Hasselblad HD-31 digital camera. Location: Athens, GreecePhoto Number: 4260Click image to enlarge. |
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These Evzones, in less ceremonial dress, are guarding a military installation on Idorou Attikou street behind the National Gardens in Athens, Greece. The Evzones wear military dress that commemorates the uniform of the Greek army at the time of the war of independence from the Ottoman Empire in the first third of the 19th century. This image was created with a Hasselblad HD-31 camera. Location: Athens, GreecePhoto Number: 4261Click image to enlarge. |
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