Pictures from Greece

 

 

These are photographs of Athens, taken during a work-related trip in June 2007.

 


Athens

View of Athens from the summit of Lycabettus Hill.

View of the Acropolis from Areopagus Hill.

Parthenon on the Acropolis, currently being reconstructed.

Odeum of Herodes by the Acropolis, a theatre still in current use.

Theatre of Dionysos by the Acropolis.

View of the Acropolis from the ruins of the Agora.

Reconstructed Stoa of Attalos in the Agora.

Gleaming columns in the Stoa of Attalos.

Statue of Hadrian in the Agora.

Ruins of the Temple of Olympian Zeus.

Temple of Hephaistos in the Agora.

Ruins of Hadrian's Library.

Ruins of the Roman Agora.

Ruins of the Keramikos cemetery.

Panathinaikon Stadium, used for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.

Plaka, the bustling heart of the tourist area in Athens.

View of Athens from the port of Piraeus.

Piraeus, the port of Athens, viewed from the sailing club.

The Zappion, a conference centre in the National Gardens.

A guard outside the Royal Palace, in national dress.