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Old Crank

(6,360 posts) Tue Oct 28, 2025, 04:35 PM Tuesday

Piled carved stones on a rocky hill in Athens.

A few from the Parthenon in Athens. Glad we were there in the off season. Even so there were a good number of people. Ten years ago it was mobbed in September and teh temp was 95F plus. Still worth seeing. The scale is enormous. Currently doing renovations hence white areas where they have replaced or stabilized sections.

One that Lord Elgin missed.

A capital idea.

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Piled carved stones on a rocky hill in Athens. (Original Post) Old Crank Tuesday OP

definitely needs razed and a dance hall/saloon... ret5hd Tuesday #1

Beat me to it. nt Ilsa Tuesday #2

Yeah. Da fuck? How do they put up with it in that condition? 3Hotdogs Tuesday #3

And not an ounce of gold paint anywhere to be seen. Those Greeks have no taste! Lonestarblue Tuesday #4

I knew that. Old Crank Tuesday #10

Visited in 2014. Believed in Athena for a day. paulkienitz Tuesday #5

1st time on 20 years there is no scaffolding. Mosby Tuesday #6

There is some still there Old Crank Tuesday #11

Looks just like my first/only visit in 1965 as a teenager with a couple of young lady friends. erronis Tuesday #7

First saw it in 77 Old Crank Tuesday #12

Love the amazing Porch of Maidens. IcyPeas Tuesday #8

The originals are in the museum now. Old Crank Tuesday #13

I am markie Tuesday #9

The horror! Old Crank Tuesday #14

ret5hd

(21,913 posts)

1. definitely needs razed and a dance hall/saloon...

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 04:45 PM

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built in its place.

Ilsa

(63,546 posts)

2. Beat me to it. nt

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 04:57 PM

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3Hotdogs

(14,750 posts)

3. Yeah. Da fuck? How do they put up with it in that condition?

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 06:34 PM

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First sign of a shithole nation. They don't have a good ballroom.

Yes Alice, it's sarcasm.

Lonestarblue

(13,052 posts)

4. And not an ounce of gold paint anywhere to be seen. Those Greeks have no taste!

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Tue Oct 28, 2025, 06:46 PM

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Old Crank

(6,360 posts)

10. I knew that.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 09:47 PM

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paulkienitz

(1,478 posts)

5. Visited in 2014. Believed in Athena for a day.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 06:52 PM

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And saw the Antikythera mechanism in the attached museum.

Mosby

(19,148 posts)

6. 1st time on 20 years there is no scaffolding.

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Tue Oct 28, 2025, 07:00 PM

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You timed your visit perfectly. Scaffolding goes back up middle of next year.

Old Crank

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11. There is some still there

Reply to Mosby (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 09:49 PM

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But it is in the interior. My wife had never seen it without the scaffolding.

erronis

(21,771 posts)

7. Looks just like my first/only visit in 1965 as a teenager with a couple of young lady friends.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 07:06 PM

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Memories of the agora, foods, heat, smells, traffic that will live with me for the remaining few years.

Old Crank

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12. First saw it in 77

Reply to erronis (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 09:51 PM

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My late wife and I were coming back to the US after I had been stationed on Crete for 2 years.

IcyPeas

(24,518 posts)

8. Love the amazing Porch of Maidens.

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Tue Oct 28, 2025, 07:13 PM

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Old Crank

(6,360 posts)

13. The originals are in the museum now.

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 09:53 PM

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You can get a better look.
But they look better in place. But now protected from the elements.

markie

(23,715 posts)

9. I am

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 07:22 PM

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Being taken to Athens kicking and screaming in the spring…. thanks for the inspiration 😁

Old Crank

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14. The horror!

Reply to markie (Reply #9)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 10:03 PM

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Good time to go. Fewer people at this site.
Get reservations and get an earlier time slot. We enjoyed the two big museums, Archeological and Acropolis. The Acropolis museum is also over Roman ruins and you can see the excavation.

If you are not with a group meander through the Plaka area. Enjoy the little cafes and restaurants.
Enjoy your trip.

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