3. ST1: Modern Athens
by Anastasis, Petros, Vasiliki, Kostis, Nikoleta
Today, Athens is central to economic, financial, industrial, political
and cultural life in Greece.
The city of Athens has about four million people. Athens is also the
most southern capital in the European mainland.
It has a lot of squares. The most central is Syntagma square. It's in
front of the Parliament and there's the monument of the unknown
soldier.
The National Garden is next to the Parliament and it was created in
1842.It's full of trees, plants and bushes and has small ponds with
swans.
In our city, there are a lot of problems. Some of them are:
violence, economical crisis, parking problems and pollution. The sea
is dirty, so we can't swim.
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5. ST1: The Monuments of Athens (1/5)
by Nefeli, Panos, Nikolas, Paul
Parthenon:
The Parthenon is the most long living monument
of Athens. The oldest neighborhood, Plaka has
monuments from all the time seasons. The heart
of the city has been beating since ancient time:
There are very small churches, a muslim
church, and the first University of Greece. Today
plenty of tourists visit Plaka and enjoy delicious
food in traditional restaurants (tavernas).
6. ST1: The Monuments of Athens (2/5)
by Nefeli, Panos, Nikolas, Paul
Ancient Agora
For centuries, the Ancient Agora was the center of life in Athens.
Today it is a large archaeological park with numerous ruins, a
surviving ancient temple and a reconstructed colonnade, now home
to a museum.
Acropolis
The Acropolis is one of the world's most famous landmarks. The
magnificent temples on the Acropolis, built in the 5th century
BC, have influenced architecture in the Western World for more
than two millennia.
National Archaeological Museum
The largest museum in Athens, with an exceptional collection of
artifacts, spanning more than seven millennia, from the prehistoric
era to the end of the Roman era.
7. ST1: The Monuments of Athens (3/5)
by Nefeli, Panos, Nikolas, Paul
Lycabettus Hill
With a height of 277 meters (+900 ft), Lycabettus is the highest hill
in Athens. At its top is the picturesque St. George Chapel. The view
from the hill is magnificent, especially at night.
Theater of Dionysus
The theater of Dionysus is the birthplace of European theater.
During the 5th century BC comedies and tragedies of famous writers
such as Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles were performed here.
Monastiraki Square
Monastiraki is named after and old monastery, most of which has
been demolished during archaeological excavations. Nearby is the
popular open-air flea market, held every Sunday.
8. ST1: The Monuments of Athens (4/5)
by Nefeli, Panos, Nikolas, Paul
Panathenaic Stadium
The Panathenaic Stadium was built in 329 BC as the main site for
the games that were held during the Panathenaic festival, held
every four years in honor of Athena, patroness of the city.
Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis has a collection of magnificent sculptures that were
found on the sacred Acropolis Hill. They are housed in a rather
spectacular modern building, which opened in 2009.
National Garden
The National Garden is a surprisingly pleasant park in the center of
Athens. It was originally laid out in the mid 19th century as the
private garden of the Royal Palace.
9. ST1: The Monuments of Athens (5/5)
by Nefeli, Panos, Nikolas, Paul
Anafiotika
The small but idyllic neighborhood of Anafiotika seems
to be plucked straight from the Cyclades islands, with
its white buildings and steep, narrow alleys.
Byzantine Museum
The Byzantine Museum has a collection of early
Christian, Byzantine and post-Byzantine art from the 3rd
to the 20th century. Icons are well represented, but
there are many other artworks on display.
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11. ST1: New Faliro (1/2)
by Thanasis, Eleanna, Pinelope, Jason
New Faliro is a suburb of Pireaus. The suburb New Faliro
started to be created in 1950 – 1960. In 1860 the railway
station was built and in 1895 the cycling stadium for the
first modern Olympic Games (1896) was built too. Since
then the suburb of New Faliro has rapidly grown. Neo Faliro
used to be a place for rich people. They came here to
enjoy, to swim and have fun. They built very nice mansions
but unfortunately very few of them still exist. After the
1920's this suburb started to decline and the beach is dirty.
A lot of factories were built here but because of the
economic crisis they have closed down. Today the football
field of Olympiakos is here and we also have a basketball
court named: ''Stadium of Peace and Friendship''. Come
and visit us soon.
12. ST1: New Faliro (2/2)
by Thanasis, Eleanna, Pinelope, Jason
Phalerum was a port of Ancient Athens. It was situated
5km southwest of the Acropolis of Athens, on a bay of
the Saronic Gulf. This bay is also referred to as Bay of
Phalerum. The area Phalerum is now occupied by the
towns Palaio Faliro, Kallithea, Moschato and Neo Fairo.
Phalerum was the major port of Athens. It was said
that Menestheus set sail with his fleet to Troy from
Phalerum, and so did Theseus when he sailed to Crete
after the death of Androgeus. Recently, archaeologists
have uncovered what appears to be traces of ancient
Athens's first port before the city's naval and shipping
center was moved to Piraeus.
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14. ST1: Piraeus
by Stella, Dimitris, Vicky, Erina, Manolis
As it is know, during the pre-historic time Piraeus was an island.
Piraeus was first inhabited during the middle of 3rd millennium B.C.
The first inhabitants of Piraeus were very advanced technologically.
The 5th century BC was a period of Athenian political hegemony and
economic growth and cultural flourishing, also known as the Golden
Age of Athens.
The hill of Athens was inhabited since the third millennium before
Christ.
The one who united the housing estates of Attica, was Theseus
during the second half of the second millennium B.C.
From the 6th century before Christ, the sacred churches of the
Athenians started being built.
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16. ST2: The history of Athens
by Stella, Myrto, Kaliopy, Konstadina, John
Athens is the capital of Greece and it comes from
Myceanes civilization. It's a very beautiful town and
many tourists come to see it. Many scientists believe
that the name of town comes from an ancient myth:
One day goddess Athena and god Poseidon were
fighting about who will name the town. God Poseidon
who held the trident hit it to the ground and showed to
the people his power. But Athena grew in the ground
the olive tree which gives the people long living.
People chose the goddess Athena, so people gave her
name to the town. One of the most important wars
was the Trojan war.
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18. ST2: The most famous ancient monuments in
Athens
by Elisabeth, Panagiotis, Chris, Angie
The most famous museum in Athens and the most
modern this country has is the Acropolis museum and
it opened at 2009 and since more than 10,000 people
visit it every month.
The Acropolis is one of the most important monuments
of the worlds cultural heritage. Millions of tourists visit
it every year and they also visit the Acropolis museum
which is one at the best archaeological museums in
Greece.
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20. ST2: Neo Faliro
by Panagiota, Alexis, Odysseas, Petros, Dimitra
Neo Faliro is a part of Pireaus. Neo Faliro started to be
created in 1950-1960. In 1860 a Railway Station was built.
In Neo Faliro a lot of personal mansions had been built. The
pier of the town (1891) and the Cycling stadium (1895) was
built for the first modern Olympic Games (1896).
Neo Faliro is between Athens and Pireaus. In 1964 a
stadium called Stadium Karaiskaki was built. Karaiskaki has
been used for football games and the Olympic Games in
2004. In Neo Faliro someone can see neoclassical houses
which are abandoned.
. We love our area!
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22. ST2: The problems of the city
by Dimitris, Gregory, Nikiforos, Lena
The life in the city is really difficult. We live in big blocks of flats and
it is really noisy. The streets are full of garbage. The air is not clean
and the Acropolis has a lot of problems because of the smog.
The city is too crowded since more than 4 million people live here.
The environment is not clean. The pollution causes a lot of health
problems to people. There is air pollution and noise pollution.
There is also traffic and parking problems. The criminality is
constantly rising but will still live here because we love our city and
the weather is always good. The people are friendly and helpful.
Unfortunately the economic crisis has made our lives even more
difficult but we hope that this will change in the future.
