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This tomb tholos with stone dome, the largest known, was plundered in antiquity. An access (Drôme) peudo bordered by a wall-isodome leads to a façade 10.5 meters (34 feet) tall. The door opens to a rotunda, 14.6 meters (48 feet) in diameter and 13.5 meters (44 feet) tall, with a masonry domed vault of 33 regular courses, some blocks had a metal decoration, probably of 'patera' form. This door has a pyramidal shape that is also found in Egypt, and which reappears in classical architecture. The lintel is made up of two huge blocks, the internal weighs about 120 tons. The empty triangle above is characteristic of Mycenaean architecture: it serves to divert the axes of the upper part of the building to the supports of the door. No other Mycenaean building can boast accurate as stone cutting, nor such refined proportions, not for another 1,000 years in Greece was such technical perfection in the service of this great architectural design.
Olympia is one of my favorite archaeological sites throughout Greece. You can almost feel the magic the ancient Olympics and services in the walk through the ruins.
The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC and reached its greatest popularity in 576 BC. The festival was open only to men born Greeks, but the Romans were allowed to compete latery most likely be running the country at the time. Slaves and women were not allowed even to be spectators and women caught secretly thrown into a cliff. The events included foot races, control, disc, javelin, long jump, horse and carts, and a type of boxing called wrestling. There was only sporting events but also writing, poetry and readings of history, as well as business transactions and treaties were made by the leaders of the city-state.
Meteora is an area in Thessaly (Central Greece) and is the city under Kalampaka
rock towers of Meteora. What makes Meteora so special is the monasteries on top of the towers of rock. The monasteries, the amound of peaks to climb and the paths for hiking brings in Meteora the whole year many tourists.
The Delphi Museum is located right next to the old site Delphi, and is a fascinating museum, full of really remarkable objects, statues and the results of the excavations that have taken place at the site of Delphi. The main museum building bright white marble is a very modern structure, taking into account the former site of the side that goes back thousands of years.
Approaching the museum walk of input / output of the archaeological site, must follow a small path that goes through various relics and tombs located outside the museum.
Rhodes (Rhodes or Rodos in Greek), lies between Crete and the Near East in the Aegean Sea. Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese islands. Named the Isla del Sol or the Island of light hardly a day goes by the sun does not shine. With its subtropical climate and over 3,000 hours of sunshine per year can be guaranteed a good tan during their vacation. Rhodes is one of the biggest parties Popular
Islands in Greece – even Greeks come to Rhodes for a holiday from the mainland.
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