Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Greek Parliament House

Here is a 260 Megapixel panorama of the East area of Syntagma square, in the center of Athens, where is the Neoclassical building that houses the Parliament of Greece. The choice of location and construction of the building was made by architect Friedrich von Gärtner,(1792-1847) in 1836. The Greek Parliament House is facing the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, honoring all the unknown soldiers who died or bled for their country. This Monument was inaugurated on March 25th, 1932, the National Day when the Greeks celebrate the declaration of their War of Independence against the Turks. It is guarded by an infantry unit of the Greek army, the Evzones. Evzones wear traditional Greek uniforms and their most distinctive part is foustanela, a kilt-like skirt. The changing of the guards takes place every hour. During their service, the Evzones are not allowed to talk or move at all. Carved signs are written in ancient and modern Greek language on the wall of the tomb. One of them is an excerpt from the speech given by Pericles in 430 BC for the first dead of the Peloponnesian War: «Ανδρών επιφανών πάσα γη τάφος» that reads translated: 'The tomb of the glorious men is anywhere on earth'.

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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Greek Parliament - little planet view

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Greek Parliament - little planet view



Sunday, May 20, 2012

Kaningos Square Athens

Kaningos Square is located in downtown Athens and it is one of the busiest in the city. Here is the Ministry of Commerce, the building of the 7th Art and it is a starting point for several bus lines. The Square is a large triangular open space cleaved by a major city street, known as Academy Street. It was named (Πλατεία Κάνιγγος, Plateía Káningos, Canning Square) after Anglo philhellene George Canning (1770-1827) in appreciation of his supportive stance toward the Greek War of Independence (1821–1830). Kaningos Square has many shops, cafes and stores selling a variety of products; from clothing, footwear, electronic parts, and true Greek items such as locally grown and packaged pistachio nuts and dried fruits.


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Kaningos Square little planet view



Monday, May 7, 2012

Academy of Athens night shot

The Academy of Athens is Greece's national academy. The main building of the Academy is a neoclassical building situated between Panepistimiou Street and Akadimias Street. Here is a shot taken on the night of the 11th of April, 2012. We can watch slogans on the walls of Academy, and smashed marbles that have been broken during demonstrations and clashes with Police. Two young homeless have found shelter to spend their night.




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Academy of Athens night shot - little planet view

Academy of Athens night shot - little planet view



Friday, May 4, 2012

Indignant Sunday panorama

Next Sunday, on May 6th 2012, Greek people vote for a new Government. Here is a panorama, from the protests on a Sunday of last June. Ten of thousands of Greek people gathered then, and protested in Syntagma Square in Athens, against the austerity measures. It was called the Indignant Sunday. These peaceful protests ended in clashes with Riot Police after a few weeks.
Things since last June have not changed in Greece. Indeed the situation is worse, with more than one million registered unemployed and poverty threatening the 21% of population.
After a few hours the polls will open and Greeks will vote and decide about their future.
Analysts predict that it will be an indignant protest vote on this Sunday.

Indignant Sunday panorama
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Indignant Sunday in Athens
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Hymettus Mount during Spring

Spring landscape of Mount Hymettus. It is the nearest getaway to nature from the city center. A place for walking and cycling. There is an asphalt road that goes up to the top of the mountain and intermediate routes of unpaved road.


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Ο Υμηττός την άνοιξη σε σφαιρικό πανόραμα 360 μοιρών.


Hymettus Mount during Spring - little planet view


Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The "Praying Hands" graffiti in the center of the Greek capital

In the center of Athens, Greece, at the area Omonoia Square, a graffiti inspired by "The Praying Hands" of Albrecht Dürer. The graffiti is wall painted on the hotel «Vienna» in Piraeus Street. However, the "praying hands" on the wall of the hotel, not turn to pray to God, as in 1506, but down. It's like God himself is praying to save this city and its inhabitants.

Shot taken on March 21, 2012.


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The Praying Hands in the center of the Greek capital