Panathinaiko Stadium is the site of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. The sports arena is a large open air stadium and it is the only stadium in the world completely built of white marble.
I love the wide open space of the stadium, the vast expanse of the sky and the iconic Olympic rings in the distance. Unfortunately the main entry gate is not open, so we only managed to take some pictures from the entrance.
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Panathinaiko...hmm...I am only familiar with the name Panathinaikos which is a football team. :p
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ReplyDeleteThat is one awesome space!
ReplyDeleteImagine standing in the middle of that and feeling the cheers from all around you. Wow!
Wow! I would definitely love to visit there one day! Must be breathtaking in person!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful stadium and great shots. The sky over the stadium is breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteCompletely built with white marble? Wow! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteWaaa...so so so nice...
ReplyDeleteI love the perspective on these photos. Great take on the open theme!
ReplyDeleteIt's great if there's track & field going during your visit!
ReplyDeleteThese are great photos of a fascinating place.
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Great space indeed. I don't mind lying on the open ground and staring at the skies during the night. It's going to be real beautiful. :)
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Very open. When I see pics like that I try to imaging them with a lot of people in them. Great choice!
ReplyDeleteIt' a superb stadium! What a great place to visit!
ReplyDeletethis place is huge! great photos for the theme.
ReplyDeleteIs it still used for sporting events? Hope so!
ReplyDeleteOver 100 years and it's still in good shape.
ReplyDeleteOh wow... this is so beautiful. Lots of history and culture..
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i'd love to see that place personally. that looks so impressive! great capture!
ReplyDeleteAn amazing space! Very impressive design!
ReplyDeleteNormally, a stadium like this has a green grass ground. This looks so wide. Athens is a great place for Olympic Games and they hosted several times, I think.
ReplyDeleteWhite marble! That is a sight i truly want to see in person
ReplyDeleteVery impressive!
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It looks amazingly huge!
ReplyDeleteI have seen this two years ago, when I did my round trip through Greece. I saw the very first one too, but there is not much left.
ReplyDeletePretty impressive..I got to go to Greece many years ago and loved it.
ReplyDeleteGreat angle of the shot. It looks so spacious. I agree it would be amazing to stand in the open of the stadium and hear the cheering.
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great shots! i can feel the expanse...will FIFA give this a try? :)
ReplyDeletewow! that is one big stadium!
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it's very vast...it must be roaring there when all packed up with people
ReplyDeleteThe 1st pic looks great!
ReplyDeleteso huge...nice shots LR!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous photos yo've got here. Red means beautiful interesting meaning. For what beautiful is Red.lol I love all photos here great view and all great shots indeed.
ReplyDeleteAthens is synonymous with history.Amazing photography.Would like to get more such pictures from you.
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