Kalimarmaro - Panathenaic Stadium

Located across from the National Gardens, Zapeiou east and north of Hill Ardittos, Street Kings. Georgiou. In ancient times it was used for the commission by the Panathenaic which were held in honor of the goddess Athena.

HISTORICAL ROUTES

originally was a wooden Step
329 B.C. for Lycurgus was marble
144 A.D. on Herode Attikou, Stadium had a capacity 50.000 positions
in the Middle Ages the sculptures were destroyed
for King Otto Stadium was a ruin with only surviving the side walls of the entrances
the 1856 Evangelos Zappas, wealthy merchant, offered to rebuild the stadium. Assigned to François Boulanger to make a plan identical to the original. But this idea did not take place at that time
the 1874 in order to perform the Olympia (1875), or Zappas Olympics (legontousan so because they had established for Zappa), Stadium rebuilt makeshift. They consisted of the track area and a few wooden bleachers, in depth, to sit official
the 1895, in order to make next year the Olympics placed a marble according to the plans of Anastasios. Metaxas and Ernst Ziller. The financial assistance was required by the benefactor Georgios Averof and marbles placed in the first row of the stands. Then the statue erected C.. Averof, on the right side of the entrance, the sculptor George Brutus. At the same time the stage called "Kallimarmaro"
the 1896 become the 1^the Olympic Games and the Stadium had 80.000 seats
from 1896 – 1900 the faded Stadium completed
the 1906, They took place at the Stadium Summer Olympic Games or Mesoolympiakoi Games
at 4-4-1968, took place, in Step, the ultimate basketball for European Cup Winners Cup (1967-68) where the AEK defeated Slavia Prague in front of 80.000 seated spectators and others 40.000 upright. Since the Marble is considered to have the world record attendance, for any other basketball game.
the 1996 Stadium became the holder of the Olympians Atlanta
the 1997 hosted the Opening Ceremony of 6^th World Championship Athletics, music composer Vangelis Papathanasiou.
2004 Stadium completely renovated. At the same time the deified National team Football to win the European Championship 2004.
at 17-5-2012 or Olympic flame delivered to princess Anne, for the Olympics M. Britains.

The current marble Stadium, an exact replica of the marble stadium which was built by Herod Atticus and has 45.000 seats.

At the stadium entrance is a bronze Statue of Discobolus, sculptor Konstantinos Dimitriadis, who for his work that won 1^The Prize to artists competition in Olympics 1924.

HILL Ardittos

The hill Ardittos (height 235 m), behind the stage, It took its name from the ancient hero Attica Ardittos, when p’ this space reconciled the inhabitants of Attica oath. Under this wooded hill to the ancient Athenians judges, after their election and in memory of old event, swore public, the name of For, of Apollo and Demeter and gave him "iliastikon 'oath.

S.’ this is not the area also took place and sayings small Eleusis mysteries, in Agra Hill, next to the hill Ardittos, on the banks of the Ilissos river.

Much later, Herod Atticus, after the completion of the Panathinaiko, erected on top of a small hill Ardittos temple in honor of the goddess Riches, whose ruins still visible today, while additionally erected there and Chryselafantino statue of. At the Commission's concern for Olympics 1896, It was fencing with the tomb of Herod Atticus railing that died 179 A.D. and which is located on top Ardittos just behind Kalimarmaro. The grave is an inscription that says: «ATTIKOU IRODIS MARATHON OU Doe ALWAYS lies TODE Tomb pantothenic EVDOKIMOS».

IRODIS ATTIKOS

Tiberius Claudius Herod Atticus was a wealthy Athenian, orator and a great benefactor of Athens. Born in 101 or 102 A.D. amounting to several Roman ranks and joined the Roman Senate. The Athenians having his offices, education and the wealth of account activity, education and certainly the wealth of Herodes elected "agonothetes" of Panathenaic. Herod was held the matches with great pomp why the Athenians honored him with a "crown".

Then Herod promised that the next celebration of the Panathenaic, ie after four years, the reception of athletes and citizens will become a marble stadium.