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2. List of fountains in Greece - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of notable fountains in Greece. Name Location Era Image ... Pirene fountain: Ancient Corinth: Roman period: Priuli fountain: Heraklion: Venetian period:

3. Nymphaeum - Wikipedia

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   The term nymphaeum was also applied to the fountains of water in the atrium of the Christian basilica, which according to Eusebius were symbols of purification. Phiale is an equivalent Greek term. A nymphaeum for al fresco summer dining featuring artificial grottoes with waterflows was designed by Bartolomeo Ammanati (1550–1553), and was ...

4. Pirene (fountain) - Wikipedia

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   The Fountain of Peirene. Pirene or Peirene (Greek: Πειρήνη) is the name of a fountain or spring in Greek mythology, physically located in Corinth. [1] It was said to be a favored watering-hole of Pegasus, sacred to the Muses. Poets would travel there to drink and receive inspiration.

5. Klepsydra (Acropolis) - Wikipedia

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   The Klepsydra [1] of the Acropolis of Athens is a natural spring on the north-west slope of the Acropolis hill, [2] near the intersection of the Peripatos and the Panathenaic Way. It had been in use as a source of water since prehistoric times but sometime in the fifth century BCE the site was developed with several new structures built.

6. British Museum lends ancient Greek vase to Acropolis Museum

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   The British Museum has lent for the first time in 250 years an ancient Greek water vase, the Meidias hydria, to the Acropolis Museum in Athens for an exhibition which begins this week and runs ...

7. Nymphaeum (Olympia) - Wikipedia

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   Nymphaeum (Olympia) (Latin, Ancient Greek: νυμφαῖον), etymologically "home of the nymphs" or water goddesses, at ancient Olympia was the official name of a water-distribution structure constructed in the mid-2nd century at that site to provide water to the masses who attended the Olympic Games in July and August. Nymphaeum was the ...

8. Archaeologists Just Discovered An Ancient Greek Temple Filled ...

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   Notable for its 100-foot length, symbolic of the hundred-meter temples of this period in ancient Greece, the find was fully uncovered in 2023 and features exterior walls and an arch on the west side.

9. List of museums in Ohio - Wikipedia

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   This list of museums in Ohio is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.