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ATHENS AGORA

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Title	ATHENS AGORA
Alternate Title	Agora of Athens
View	The Panathenaic Way (named after the Great Panathenaia festival which took place every four years); view along the remains of the Panathenaic Way, from the northwest looking towards the Acropolis (the Acropolis was the goal of the Panathenaic Way and the
Notes	commercial, outdoor public meeting place
Work Type	marketplace market temple stoa odeon
Style/Period	Ancient Greek Classical
Major Design Aspects	unplanned organic growth over time buildings aligned with nature
Elements & Spatial Types	colonnade Panathenaic Way Triton excedrae seating statue of Hadrian
Climate Type	Mediterranean
Country	Greece
City	Athens
Alternate Place Names	site is northwest of the Acropolis
Architectural Material	marble, stone
Structural System	bearing masonry
Dates	c. 450 BC
Century	5C BC
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision Inc.
Date Photographed	10/01/97
Subject Information	The Agora is the marketplace of the ancient Athenians since 600 BC.
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193