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Chapter 378 Marathon Story!
According to records, the temple was built between 421 and 405 BC to commemorate Eriks, the son of Athena and King of Athens.It is built on the top of the mountain and is located on the basis of three different heights. The plane is an irregular combination of various rectangles, which is similar to the famous Minoan maze on the island of Crete.The colonnade of the female statues is located in the northern part of the temple. There are 6 statues, each 2.3 meters high. They are plump and dignified, facing the north, with flat marble eaves and ceilings.The carvings are lifelike and the clothes are lifelike.

They are like holy goddesses, silently watching the transformation of the world and the vicissitudes of life for thousands of years.There are windows on the north and south walls of the main hall of the temple, which coordinate with the walls composed of rectangular ashlar blocks.The Temple of Ereixion is another masterpiece of ancient Greek architecture. Therefore, many Western Europeans try their best to keep its essence for themselves.

There used to be a female statue here that was smuggled to London by Lord Elgin of England.

The Atticus Concert Hall (Atticus Theater), located on the south side of the entrance to the Acropolis, was built in Roman times and is an outdoor theater that can accommodate more than 6000 people. Performances are still held here in the summer of the 21st century.The concert hall has a three-story building structure, and the semicircular theater has a diameter of 38 meters. At any point, the lines of the actors on the stage and the performances of the music seats can be heard clearly.

Liu Huan once held "Applause for China - Athens Concert" in this concert hall. Liu Huan sang "Believe You" solo; Bikey, Huang Ying [China], Mario Franculis [Greece] sang "Love Without Limits"; with Nana Morbikey, Huang Ying, Mario Frangelis The theme song of the same name from the Greek film "Sunday the Beautiful".

Dionysus Theater (Theatre of Dionysus) Athens' Dionysus Theater is located on the south side of the Acropolis. It has two semicircular theaters connected by a porch, which fully reflects the ancient Greeks' love for art. .The Odium of Herodes Attius Theater on the west side is still used as a venue for summer open-air concerts and theater performances, and the Dionysus Theater on the east side is open to tourists as an attraction.

The theater was built in the 5th century BC and was the first place to pray to the god of wine.There have been countless shows of the tragedy works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes in this theater that can hold 17000 people.The theater was built on the hillside, it was amazingly big, and it seemed to condense the beauty of the heavens and the earth.

In ancient Greece (especially Athens), watching tragedy is not only the most important artistic activity that the citizens like to see, but also an important content of city-state life.

It is very impressive to look down at the city of Athens from the Acropolis.

Afterwards, Zhang Feng was again at the cultural relics and historic sites at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens. On the Acropolis, he had a distant view of the Temple of Olympic Zeus and the site of the first Olympic Games in 1896.

The "Acropolis Museum" at the foot of the Acropolis Hill.The Acropolis Museum is located at the foot of the Acropolis Hill in Athens, Greece.Covering an area of ​​about 2.5 square meters, it is a combination of modern and classical architecture.The new museum makes visitors feel as if they are in a corridor of time and space, wandering between ancient and modern.

The Greek flag flies from the northeast corner of the Acropolis platform.It records the heroic actions of the Greeks against the Germans.After the German army occupied Athens in 1941, they ordered the Greek soldiers guarding the flag here to take off the Greek flag and replace it with the French flag, but the soldier put the removed Greek flag on his body and jumped off the cliff.One night in the same year, two young Greeks sneaked up to the Acropolis and tore up the flag of the Acropolis.

After leaving the Acropolis, Zhang Hao came to Constitution Square again.

Syntagma Square is mentioned no less than the Acropolis (the legendary Temple of Athena), probably because, if it were not for such a representative scenic spot, most people might think that the main scenic spots in Athens are those left over from the past. Down, various palaces, myths, legends and so on.In fact, most of the attractions are indeed related to myths and legends.However, Syntagma Square is an exception.

In the middle is the low-key Heroes Monument, a relief that reminds people not to forget the dead heroes. There is also a lot about the modern history of the square, which is not representative to me, so I automatically ignore it.

The square is naturally guarded by guards, and the guards are also sacred and inviolable. Although you can come forward to take a group photo, you can only come one by one, and you can’t take a group photo; you can’t be within one meter of the guards, and you can’t smile;

Sometimes the guards would hit the ground with their rifle butts, making a simple but crisp bang, which meant a reminder, and a soldier wearing blue camouflage and a beret next to him would come to check and tell you to pay attention to this or that.The guard handover ceremony took place every hour, and Zhang Feng, like many freelancers, waited for this moment on purpose.

There are many free-spirited pigeons in the square, they are not afraid of people, and they are fat and big to please people, so Zhang Feng has the urge to feed the pigeons again.

There are many squares in the city of Athens, and many sculptures, all of which have a certain story connection, and each of them is also a beautiful work of art.

There is another well-known story here, which is the famous marathon story.

Back then, in order to resist the Persian invasion, Greece faced the Persian army on the Marathon Plain, and unexpectedly won a great victory with few victories.The soldiers ran all the way, exhausting all their strength, and after running into the city, they only left a breath and shouted: Let's cheer.He died with all his might.In order to commemorate this soldier, there is this sculpture. The whole sculpture is made of pieces of glass, which is very creative. Unfortunately, Zhang Feng can only see his legs in the car.

This story is also the origin of the marathon. It is said that the distance of the race is the same as the distance he ran at that time. It is also said that Iran did not participate in the marathon because they were the aggressors back then. This example is very interesting.

There are other sculptures related to mythology, such as the Headquarters Square, which is based on the legend of the ancient labyrinth and the "Birdman".

There are three major buildings in Athens. The three major buildings refer to the Academy of Athens, the University of Athens and the library. This is the name given to them by Zhang Feng.Because they are all close together, and their styles are relatively similar - more importantly, Zhang Feng can't tell who they are.But when Zhang Feng found it, the time was not good, so he could only take a quick look.

In the foreground, Athena on one side, Apollo on the other, and Zeus in the middle introducing his beloved daughter Athena to the gods.There are two old people in history ahead, who were ignored by Zhang Feng.

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