Panathenaic stadium
Panathenaic Stadium, also known as Kallimarmaron, has a 60,000 seating capacity and is made exclusively from marble.
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Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1868 Ernst Ziller bought the area and made excavations. Then, he sold the land to King George Ι who then gave away the stadium to the Olympic Committee.
1894 It was decided to put new marbles in the stadium in view of the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896; the marble-placement procedure was initially implemented in part. The supervision was by Anastasis Metaxas and the sponsorship of Georgios Averof.
1906 Marble-placement procedure finally completed.
1959 A proposal was made for reconstruction and expansion, so that it could be turned into an Olympic stadium. Because this proposal would have destroyed the monument and the hill, it provoked strong negative reactions and was not implemented.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
During the Christian years, and especially during the Ottoman period, there were widespread prejudices regarding the area, including the rumor of witches living in the area.
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
It was extended and turned to stone by Herodes Atticus (2nd cent. AD). Used for gladiator and beast battles.
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
It was constructed in the 4th century B.C. by Lykurgus. Here, the Gymniki Games (Naked Games-track and field games) were held in the context of the Great Panathenaia.
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