Discus Thrower

Brass sculptre of discus thrower in front of the Panathinaic Stadium.

In 1997, a car crashed on the sculpture, which led to its base shifting and the sculpture falling off. It was replaced on the same year by the department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art of the Athens Technological Institute.
In 1997, a car crashed on the sculpture, which led to its base shifting and the sculpture falling off. It was replaced on the same year by the department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art of the Athens Technological Institute.

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Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )

1924 It was created by sculptor Kostas Dimitriadis (1881-1943) and won the gold sculpting medal at the Olympic Games in Paris.

1927 It was placed in Athens.

Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)

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