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Greek travel guide,

Aegean sea 1

2. Acropolis in Athens

3. Mykonos Island

4. Monument to Unknown Soldier

5. Olympic Arena

6. Parthenon

7. National Archaeological Museum

8. Goddess of Victory Hall

9. Hadrian Arch

10, temple of olympian zeus

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12, Ancient Square of Athens

13, Byzantine Museum

14, Temple of Apollo

15, Kelamix site

16, Metropolitan Cathedral

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18, Mizusawa Goddess Mountain

19, Dionysus Theatre

20. Knossos Palace

Aegean Sea Aegean Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. It is located between the Greek Peninsula and Asia Minor Peninsula, with a length of 6 10 km from north to south and a width of 300 km from east to west, with an area of 214,000 square kilometers, which is even smaller than the Persian Gulf. The coastline of the Aegean Sea is very tortuous, with many harbors and scattered islands. The distance between adjacent islands is very short. Standing on an island, you can clearly see the opposite island. It has so many islands that no ocean in the world can compare with it. Therefore, the Aegean Sea is also known as the "multi-island sea".

2. The Acropolis is a pearl of Athens and Greece as well as a symbol of democracy in Athens. The acropolis is 156 meters above sea level and can be seen anywhere in Athens. This natural mountain makes it possible for people to climb the Acropolis from the west. The top of the Acropolis is a collection of the most outstanding works of ancient Greek civilization, and the Acropolis is also famous for its museums.

3. Mykonos Island There are more than 300 small churches on Mykonos Island. Walking in the narrow residential street, every few houses or shops will meet a small church, countless. Residents said that the chapel was set up to repay the gods for blessing their husbands and sons to return to the island safely after going out fishing or doing business, so as to fulfill their commitment to the gods.

4. Monument to the Unknown Soldier This is a famous tourist attraction in Athens, located between the Parliament Building and the Constitution Square. The monument was built in 1928 to commemorate the Greek unsung hero who died in the war to get rid of Turkish rule. The statue on the tombstone is a soldier, wearing armor and holding a shield, lying on the battlefield. Every time on time, there is a wonderful changing ceremony for soldiers. The soldiers toured the mausoleum at a unique and beautiful pace, which attracted tourists to gather in the square.

5. Olympic Arena This is the venue of the first international Olympic Games. It was built by Zaba and Avinov in Athens at the end of 17, imitating the pattern of the ancient Greek arena. The arena is horseshoe-shaped, and two parallel lines connect a short arc. Along straight lines and curved arcs, rows of seats made of white marble can accommodate 10 thousand spectators. The wall at the entrance to the arena is inlaid with five-color rings.

6. Parthenon is a Greek temple dedicated to the gods, mainly Athena, also known as "Parthenon Parthenon". Built in 447-438 BC, it was the key project to rebuild the Acropolis Mountain during the reign of Pericles. The temple is located in the center of Acropolis Mountain in the old city of Athens, at the highest point of the mountain. It is rectangular, 228 feet long and 10 1 foot wide, and consists of 46 Doric circular columns. The main body of the temple is two halls, each side of which is against a hall with six Doric pillars. The entrance hall in the east leads to the Inner Hall, which was originally dedicated to the great goddess Athena, but this masterpiece disappeared in the 5th century. The lintel is decorated with 92 pieces of white marble with reliefs describing Greek mythology. There are also exquisite reliefs on the gable at the top of the East and West halls.

7. National Archaeological Museum This is the largest museum of ancient cultural relics in Greece and an important tourist attraction in Athens, the capital. Built in 1866-1889, it collects valuable cultural relics unearthed in various periods in Greece. At present, the museum has more than 50 rooms, including halls and exhibition halls, and has a collection of nearly 20,000 cultural relics. Most cultural relics reflect the contents of Greek mythology. This is a collection of ancient Greek cultural relics. In the middle of the front hall is the Mycenae cultural relics exhibition area, among which gold masks, utensils and decorations are the most famous. On both sides of the middle road are sculpture exhibition areas with various fighting tools. Further north is the bronze ware exhibition area.

8. The Goddess of Victory Temple is 18 feet long and 12 feet wide, all made of marble produced around Athens. The inner hall is square, and there are four pillars at each end of the Ionian hall. The exterior of the building is surrounded by a lintel with a width of 18 feet and decorated with high relief. On the relief in the south of the temple, there is a victory statue with a shield in hand, and a statue of the gods stands next to it. The temple has been looted by the war, and now there are only a few columns, the height of which is 1 1 m.

9. Hadrian Arch Arch is a landmark building in Athens, old and new, built in 132. The purpose of building the arch is to mark the dividing line between the ancient city of Athens and the new city. The arch is 59 feet high, 4 1 foot wide, 7.5 feet thick and 20 feet wide. Towering, very majestic.

10. temple of olympian zeus temple of olympian zeus and Hadrian Arch stand on the same huge platform. The Temple of Zeus in Olympia is the oldest temple in Athens and the largest at that time. The temple was built in 5 15 BC, but it was not completed until the 2nd century AD by Emperor Hadrian. It is said that there were 104 Corinthian spectacular pillars before it was destroyed. The original pillars in the temple were decorated with gold, ivory and Zeus patterns.

1 1. The ancient square in Athens is one of the oldest German ruins in Greece, and its important position is no less than the Acropolis. The word square is called "Angola" in Greek, which means "market" in modern Greek and has a wide meaning in ancient Greek, mainly referring to the place where political, religious and cultural facilities are concentrated. At that time, many Greek men not only shopped here, but also discussed politics, exchanged information and participated in debates here. Socrates, Plato, etc. Have all given speeches here. The famous comedian aristophanes and the historian Herodotus both lived in this era. Now all the buildings are incomplete: Hadrian's library only has a long wall, and the entrance to the market is only the wind tower built in the first century AD. In addition, there are two well-preserved Greek prototype buildings, one is the colonnade in Atterlo, and the other is the hephaisteion, also known as the theseion.

12. The Byzantine Museum is located in Ilisija Villa. The villa was changed into a museum on 1930, and it is dedicated to collecting Byzantine cultural relics from the 5th to15th centuries. The museum is a two-story building with a foyer and five exhibition halls on the ground floor. Sculptures with early Christian characteristics from the 4th to 6th century AD are displayed in the foyer. The second room is a reconstructed rectangular church from the 5th to 6th century. The third room is all used to display Byzantine sculptures from the 9th century to15th century. The fourth room is the rebuilt 1 1 century Byzantine cruciform church. The fifth room is a replica of the late Byzantine church. There is also a foyer and two exhibition rooms on the second floor, where huge paintings are collected. There is a yard in front of the museum with a big basin in the middle. Below the arcade of the hatchback are mosaics of the 5th century and various gods arranged in order of region and age.

13. The temple of Apollo was built by the tyrant lygdami in the 6th century BC, but the project was too huge and arduous to be completed until now. Finally, even the marble used to build temples was changed to build castles. Although the temple has not yet been built, don't forget to leave a beautiful image of this condescending temple here. The scenery here is quite famous. Also, according to the legendary story, Dionysus found the abandoned MINO An Gongzhu Ariad from Crete in front of the Apollo Temple.

14.kerameikos is the location of Kelamix, which is named after the pottery workers' group that occupies the whole area along the eridanos River. At that time, the wall of Athens, built by the famous political and military strategist Themistocles in the 5th century BC, was divided into two parts, one was Nekramex, and the other was Outer Crummey.

15 after seeing almost all the ruins of ancient buildings, it will be different to visit the first church in Athens. Established on 1840 and completed on 15. The construction format and scale are known as the first in the country. Most important national ceremonies, such as the inauguration of the president, are held here. It is forbidden to wear shorts and sleeveless vests to visit.

16 Erect Temple The Erect Temple is located in the middle of the northern edge of Acropolis Mountain, opposite to the Parthenon. It was the last important building in the reconstruction plan of the Acropolis made by Perikles in the 5th century BC. This temple is dedicated to Athena, the goddess of wisdom, Poseidon and King Echetos of Athens. In the east of the temple is a traditional six-column facade, and in the south is a virtual hall. There are six marble statues of girls, which are world-famous.

17 The Goddess Mountain is located in the north of the ancient conference hall in the old city of Athens. This mountain is about 104 meters high. There is a lookout park on the hill. There is a rock in the park, which is engraved with the words dedicated to the fairy of Shui Ze, hence the name of the mountain. Shui Ze, a mountain god in Greek and Roman mythology, is a group of beautiful goddesses who live in the mountains. The Greeks built altars where they were said to live and regarded them as sacred places.

18 Dionysus Theater There are two semi-circular theaters on the south side of the Acropolis, which are connected by porches, fully reflecting the ancient Greeks' love for art. The odiumofherodesattius Theater on the west side is still used as the venue for summer open-air concerts and theatrical performances, and the Dionysus Theater on the east side is open to tourists as a scenic spot.

19 Knossos Palace According to the records of Greek classical writers Herodotus and Aristotle, the owner of Knossos Palace was the Minoan king who once ruled the Mediterranean world. He was the earliest legislator and the earliest naval commander. The legends of "Minoan Bull" and "Labyrinth" in Greek mythology all originated from this historical fact. The palace of Knossos is located on a gentle slope called Kevlar Mountain in Knossos, surrounded by towering old trees. It is a huge multi-storey flat-topped building, covering an area of 22,000 square meters, with more than 65,438 palaces. 1400 square meter rectangular central courtyard, connecting the East Palace and the West Palace into a whole. The courtyard is surrounded by the king's hall, the queen's bedroom, temples (double axe palace), treasure houses, houses and so on. The West Palace in the high slope area is mostly a three-story building, while the East Palace in the low slope area is mostly a four-story building.