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A walk through Athens, then and now.(FEATURES)(TRAVEL)
The Christian Science Monitor
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February 25, 2004
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Byline: Darrell HartmanBy D.H. Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor
ATHENS -- More than 5,000 years ago, the Acropolis began as a fortress designed to keep foreigners out. But with the Olympic Games expected to effectively double Greek tourism this year, the "Sacred Rock" and other architectural achievements of classical Athens will attract visitors as never before.
Wedged between the two peaks of Arditos Hill, the Panathenaic Stadium sits at an angle to Vassileos Constantinou, the main thoroughfare east of downtown. A shallow, oblong structure ...
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