Marble Stadium Athens

Panathinaïkó stádio panaθinaiˈko sˈtaðio or kallimarmaro καλλιμάρμαρο kaliˈmarmaro lit.

Marble stadium athens.

It is one of our city s most popular touristic attractions and one of athens landmarks. It s also the finish spot for the annual athens marathon race. The white marble stadium is quite attractive and impressive. The panathenaic stadium is a classical cultural and touristic monument of greece and one of the most significant monuments not only for athens but for the whole greece.

The olympic stadium of athens spyros louis greek. The panathenaic stadium greek. By 1900 the stadium was covered entirely in marble prompting its new nickname kallimarmaro or beautiful marble. By 1900 the stadium was covered entirely in marble prompting its new nickname kallimarmaro or beautiful marble.

Marble stadium see 6 677 traveler reviews 5 079 candid photos and great deals for athens greece at tripadvisor. The greek state honored averoff by erecting a statue of him to the right of the stadium s entrance just as ancient athens had honored herodes by placing his tomb at the top of the hill to the left of the entrance. The greek state honored averoff by erecting a statue of him to the right of the stadium s entrance just as ancient athens had honored herodes by placing his tomb at the top of the hill to the left of the entrance. Nude male athletes ran track on this site during athens early answer to the olympics the panathenaia celebrations attracting contestants from all over the greek empire to a new marble stadium.

Following several transformations over its long history it eventually became the home of the first modern olympic games in 1896 and remains the only stadium in the world built entirely out of marble. This marble stadium is the site of the 1896 olympics the first of the modern era. The spectacular panathenaic stadium remains one of the city s most popular tourist attractions and is a shining beacon of modern athens. Athens panathenaic stadium or panathinaiko is also known as the kallimarmaro καλλιμάρμαρο which means beautifully marbled and is the world s only stadium made entirely of marble which coomes from nearby mount pendeli.