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The Panathenaic Stadium (Greek: Παναθηναϊκό Στάδιο, romanized:Panathinaïkó Stádio, [panaθinai̯ˈko ˈstaðio]) [ a ] or Kallimarmaro (Καλλιμάρμαρο [kaliˈmarmaro], lit.'beautiful marble') [ 3 ][ 4 ] is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. One of the main historic attractions of Athens, [ 5 ] it is the ...
The Panathenaic Stadium in Athens. The athletic events were staged at the Panathenaic Stadium, which is still in use today. In 1865, Evangelis Zappas left a vast fortune in his will with instructions to excavate and refurbish the ancient Panathenaic stadium so that modern Olympic Games could be held every four years "in the manner of our ...
The stadium has hosted many athletic events since then, most notably the archery competition and marathon finish for the 2004 Summer Olympics. [31] One side of the Olympic medals from the 2004 Summer Olympics also depicts an image of the Panathenaic Stadium.
Panorama of the Panathenaic Stadium. Seven venues were used for the 1896 Summer Olympics. Panathenaic Stadium was the main venue, hosting four of the nine sports contested. The town of Marathon served as host to the marathon event and the individual road race events.
Seating capacity. 5,000. The Odeon of Herodes Atticus (Greek: Ωδείο Ηρώδου του Αττικού; also called Herodeion or Herodion; [1] Greek: Ηρώδειο) is a stone Roman theatre [2] structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. The building was completed in AD 161 and then renovated in 1950.
In addition, the Panathenaic stadium, which was refurbished with his funding, went on to host events in the 1896, 1906 and 2004 IOC Olympics, while the Zappeion hosted fencing events in 1896, was the site of the first Olympic Village in 1906 (hosting the Hungarian Olympic team), and used as the media center during the 2004 Athens Olympic Games ...
The new design features the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens [4] rectifying the long-running mistake of using a depiction of the Roman Colosseum rather than a Greek venue. [ 5 ] The 2004 Olympic Games were hailed as "unforgettable dream games" by then- IOC President Jacques Rogge , and left Athens with a significantly improved infrastructure ...
Panathinaiko Stadium in 1906 Panathinaiko Stadium. The Games were held from 22 April to 2 May 1906, in Athens, Greece. They took place in the Panathenaic Stadium, which had already hosted the 1896 Games and the earlier Zappas Olympics of 1870 and 1875. The games excluded several disciplines that had occurred during the past two games; it was ...