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The First Cemetery of Athens (Greek: Πρώτο Νεκροταφείο Αθηνών, Próto Nekrotafeío Athinón) is the official cemetery of the City of Athens and the first to be built. It opened in 1837 and soon became a prestigious cemetery for Greeks and foreigners.
It is located at the junction of Thebes and Petros Ralli avenues and its central entrance is on Kavkasou street. The area of the cemetery is part of the Municipality of Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Renti and administratively falls under the Municipality of Athens. [2] It is the largest cemetery in the Balkans, with more than 27,000 burial monuments. [3]
Funeral monuments from the Kerameikos cemetery at Athens. After 1100 BC, Greeks began to bury their dead in individual graves rather than group tombs. Athens, however, was a major exception; the Athenians normally cremated their dead and placed their ashes in an urn. [4]
Historic bridge reopens to an elegant dining event in Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens. Athens Banner-Herald. Wayne Ford, Athens Banner-Herald. Updated October 9, 2023 at 2:22 PM.
The Grave Monument from Kallithea is a tomb of a family of metics from Histria (Nikeratos and his son Polyxenos), which was excavated in Kallithea (Athens, Greece). The monument itself dates back to around 320 BCE and contains a polychrome frieze. It is currently located at the Piraeus Archaeological Museum.
Vanessa Countryman, Athens Banner-Herald November 19, 2024 at 8:47 AM Thanksgiving is approaching and many people in the Athens area need to know which stores they can still grab a last minute ...
Kerameikos Archaeological Museum, Athens The Funerary naiskos of Demetria and Pamphile ( Greek : Επιτύμβιος ναΐσκος Δημητρίας και Παμφίλης ) is an ancient Greek tomb memorial in honour of two deceased women named Demetria and Pamphile, erected in classical Athens around 320 BC, shortly after Pamphile's death.
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