Colossus of Rhodes project
Colossus of Rhodes Project to Revive One of Ancient World’s 7 Wonders The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek titan-god of the sun Helios, erected on the Greek island of Rhodes by Chares of Lindos, in 280 BC, to celebrate Rhodes’ victory over the ruler of Cyprus, Antigonus I Monophthalmus. It was one of the tallest statues of the ancient world standing over 30 meters (around 98 feet) high. The bronze structure was destructed...
Venetian Walls of Heraklion
Venetian Walls and Gates of Heraklion Many centuries ago, Heraklion was considered so important to its Venetian occupiers that they built a set of walls strong enough to withstand a siege that lasted a staggering 21 years and cost the lives of many, many fighters on both sides: Venetians and Cretans on one side, and Turks on the other. Heraklion walls are more than four and a half kilometers in length, and everywhere wide and strongly...
Η ιστορία του Παρθενώνα
Ο Παρθενώνας διαμέσου των αιώνων Η ιστορία του Παρθενώνα σκηνοθετημένη από τον Κώστα Γαβρά. Ο Παρθενώνας του Κώστα Γαβρά (HD) – φτιάχτηκε για να πει την ιστορία αυτού του μνημείου της Ελλάδος. www.bringthemback.org
Parthenon by Costa-Gavras
The Parthenon through time Parthenon of Kostas Gavras (HD) – was made to tell the history of this great monument of Greece. The movie itself has an interesting story. The museum of Acropolis (Athens) had excised a 12-second segment from the video showing Christian monks/priests hacking away the nude sculptures, when Christianity supplanted paganism in Greece after the fourth century AD. Costas Gavras’ reaction was:...
Parthenon by Costa-Gavras
The Parthenon through time Parthenon of Kostas Gavras (HD) – was made to tell the history of this great monument of Greece. The movie itself has an interesting story. The museum of Acropolis (Athens) had excised a 12-second segment from the video showing Christian monks/priests hacking away the nude sculptures, when Christianity supplanted paganism in Greece after the fourth century AD. Costas Gavras’ reaction was:...
Parthenon by Costa-Gavras
The Parthenon through time Parthenon of Kostas Gavras (HD) – was made to tell the history of this great monument of Greece. 3500-3000 BC The caves on the slopes of The Rock were first inhabited in the Neolithic period. Mycenaean Period The Bronze Age kings of Athens had their palace here and fortified the hill (in the 13th cent. BC) with a strong circuit wall 760 m in length. 8Th Century BC The Mycenaean palace was replaced by a...
Santorini as never seen before…
Santorini as never seen before… A Santorini Showreel by SpyCine Productions. Lots of aerial footage, a model, an island…
Vote for #Athens as your favourite destination in Europe
Vote for #Athens as your favourite destination in Europe #Greece @ European Best Destinations Birthplace of philosophy, democracy and drama, the city of Athens is not only an open-air museum of world-class cultural heritage attractions but also a contemporary metropolis with an urban personality. Named after the most benevolent Greek Goddess, Athena, the goddess of wisdom and inspiration, Athens has always been at the cultural...
Rhodes from above
Rhodes island, pictures and videos from specific points on the island Rhodes, with an area of 1400.68 km2, is the largest island of the Dodecanese and the fourth largest island in Greece after Crete, Evia and Lesvos. O population is 115 290 inhabitants, according to census conducted in 2011, which makes Rhodes the third most populous Greek island – after Crete and Evia. Located about 350 kilometers southeast of Athens...
Edmond Ong Travel Trip to Athens, Greece 2015
Nice video of Edmond Ong and his friend from their visit to Athens. Visit to Athens, Greece. Footages of Acropolis, Syntagma Square, Parliament House, Zappeion Timelapse, Byzantine & Christian Museum, Lycabettus, Temple of Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch.
