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Ancient Agora

The Agora (or marketplace) has been the political and economic centre of Athens since 600BC. Here is where public assemblies, political activity and trials took place. Nowadays only a few ruins are left of the ancient Agora.


01 Panoramic view of Agora and Acropolis	02 Panoramic view of Agora and Acropolis


03 Panoramic view of Agora and Acropolis	04 Temple of Hephaistos	05 Temple of Hephaistos


06 Ruins	07 Agora ruins and Lykavittos hill	08 Ruins

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