The Panathinaiko Stadium

Archery matches in progress at the Panathinaiko Stadium during the 2004 Athens Olympics

The Panathinaiko (Panathenaic) Stadium (also known as the Kallimarmaron, i.e. the "beautifully marbled") in Athens is the only major stadium in the world built fully of white marble (from Mount Penteli). It should not be confused with the Panathinaikos football pitch (officially called the Apostolos Nikolaidis stadium) at Alexandras Avenue. - Created by User:Jeronimo File links The following pages link to this file: 1896 Summer Olympics Panathinaiko Stadium Categories: Free use images ... - Created by User:Jeronimo File links The following pages link to this file: 1896 Summer Olympics Panathinaiko Stadium Categories: Free use images ... Download high resolution version (600x788, 123 KB)Archery competition at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. ... Download high resolution version (600x788, 123 KB)Archery competition at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína IPA: ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena. ... Pentéli or Pendeli, (Greek: Πεντέλη, ancient forms: Pentele or Pentelicus, Mendeli in medieval times) is a tall mountain and mountain range situated northeast of Athens and southwest of Marathon. ... Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, i. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Apostolos Nikolaidis stadium (Stadio Apostolos Nikolaidis) is the football ground Panathinaikos plays since the clubs foundation in 1908. ... The Alexandras Avenue (Greek: Λεωφορος Αλεξάνδρας Leoforos Alexandras) is an avenue linking 28 Oktovriou Street and Kifissias Avenue as well as Vasileias Sofias Avenue and Mesogeiou Avenue via Fipiddou Street in the northern part of the city of Athens. ...

In ancient times it was used to host the athletic portion of the Panathenaic Games in honour of the Goddess Athena. During classical times the stadium had wooden seating. It was remade in marble by the archon Lycurgus in 329 BC and was enlarged and renovated by Herod Atticus in 140 AD, to a capacity of 50,000. The remnants of the ancient structure were excavated in 1870. It was fully rebuilt in 1895 in order to host the first modern Olympic Games, with funding provided by the magnate George Averoff (whose marble statue now stands at the entrance) and on designs by architects Anastasios Metaxas and Ernst Ziller. The stadium was built long before dimensions for athletics venues were standardized and its track and layout follow the ancient hairpin-like model. It can seat about 80,000 spectators. Vase ca. ... Helmeted Athena, of the Velletri type. ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC - 320s BC - 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 334 BC 333 BC 332 BC 331 BC 330 BC - 329 BC - 328 BC 327 BC 326... // Events Rome Antoninus Pius recognizes the king of the Quadi, who becomes an ally of Rome. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. ... George M. Averoff (1815-1899), alternately Georgios Averof, was a Greek businessman and philanthropist. ... Anastasios Metaxas (February 27, 1862 – January 28, 1937) was a Greek architect and shooter. ... Ernst (Ernestos) Moritz Theodor Ziller (June 22, 1837, Oberlössnitz nr. ...

It is located in downtown Athens, east of the National Gardens and the Zappeion Mansion, west of the Pankrati residential district and between the twin pine-covered hills of Ardettos and Agra. Up to the 1950s, the Ilissos River (now covered by, and flowing underneath, Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue) ran in front of the stadium's entrance, and the spring of Kallirrhoe, the sanctuary of Pankrates (a local hero) and the Cynosarges public gymnasium were nearby. The Zappeion was a sporting arena in Athens, Greece used for the fencing events at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... The 1950s were the decade that traditionally speaking, spanned the years 1950 through 1959. ... Cynosarges was a public gymnasium in Ancient Athens. ...

The Fokianos sports facility lies across Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue, and next to it are located the Athens tennis club, the Ethnikos athletics track, the Federation swimming pool, the remnants of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, and Hadrian's Gate. Until the late 19th century and the containment of the Ilissos riverbed, the area was reedy and often flooded, and was called the "Vatrahonisi" (Frog Island). The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens: the massive scale of the columns can be seen The Temple of Olympian Zeus, also known as the Olympeion (in Greek Ναός του Ολυμπίου Διός or Naos tou Olimpiou Dios), is an ancient temple, now in ruins, in the centre of Athens. ... Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus (January 24, 76–July 10, 138), known as Hadrian in English, was Roman emperor from 117–138, and a member of the gens Aelia. ...

In more recent years this stadium has been often used to honour the homecoming of victorious Greek athletes, most notably the Greek national football team after its victory at the 2004 European Football Championship and also the opening ceremony of the World Athletics Championships in 1997, on a concept by composer Vangelis Papathanasiou. First international Greece 1 - 4 Italy (Athens, Greece; 7 April 1929) Largest win Greece 8 - 0 Syria (Athens, Greece; 25 November 1949) Worst defeat Greece 1 - 11 Hungary (Budapest, Hungary; 25 March 1938) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1994) Best result Round 1, 1994 European Championship Appearances 2 (First... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Greek electronic composer Vangelis in 2001. ...

In the 2004 Olympic Games, the Panathinaiko Stadium hosted the archery competition, and served as the finish site for the men's and women's Marathon races. (Redirected from 2004 Olympic Games) The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... Matches in progress during the womens round of 64 at the Panathinaiko Stadium Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium (Kallimarmaro). ... Modern day marathon runners The word marathon refers to a long-distance road running event of 42. ...

External link

• Athens 2004 website