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Προβολή αναρτήσεων από Ιούνιος, 2018

Ancient Olympia, Pierre de coubertin's heart monument

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The last part of vlog in Ancient Olympia. We visit the train station, where there are no trains yet and the village's Church. We also visit the Monument of Pierre de Coubertin. Pierre Freud, Baron de Coubertin (1/1 / 1863-2 / 7/1937) was a French educator and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee, and is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games. De Kouberten was buried in Lausanne, where he was buried in a monument near the ruins of ancient Olympia, according to his covenant.

Ancient Olympia, Stadium of Olympic games

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Visit to the archaeological site of ancient Olympia. We go to the ancient Stadium from its entrance, which was only for the rectors, athletes and heroes. The stadium of Olympia had a capacity of 45,000 spectators. Also in the Temple of Zeus, which was built in 456 BC, it is a model sample of the Doric order and inside it was preserved the most important dedication of Olympia, the golden ivory statue of Zeus. Finally, the workshop of Pheidias was preparing for the construction of the chryselephantine statue in the Temple of Zeus. Inside the workshop there are the ruins of an early Christian church.

Ancient Olympia, Olympic flame's Altar

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We enter the archaeological site. We see the Gymnasium where the athletes' training took place, the Temple of Hera or else Heraion, where many votive offerings were kept, among which was the famous Hermes of Praxiteles and the sacred truce disc and the and the place where the Olympic Flame lights . The kindle of the Olympic Flame takes place before each Olympiad in the area of ​​ancient Olympia and announces the beginning of the Olympic Games. The simple and symbolic ritual is taking place at the altar which is in the place of the temple of Hera (Iraion)

Ancient Olympia new city and museum

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The 1st vlog in Ancient Olympia. We eat ice cream, we enter the archaeological site and the archaeological museum of ancient Olympia. Olympia was the venue for the Olympic Games that took place during the Olympics, the most important celebration of Greeks during most of the antiquity. The starting point of the Olympic Games is placed in 776 BC. and was every four years.

Athens Plaka and Monastiraki

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Athens Kapnikarea and the Cathedral

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Athens the ancient Agora

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Thermo a mountain village in Greece

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