#klafthmonos

[urbanathens]

Klafthmonos Sq. (this is @urbanathens)

[notesfromasmallworld]

Afternoon light in the University area, closing in on teatime The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is at the top of the short Korai square leading up from the larger Klathmonos Square. This is the Central Business District of Athens, bordered by the classic neoclassic buildings surrounding the University. Business and office buildings are the main functions in the buildings in the area. This means great offerings of big brand shopping, breakfast bars, lunch and afternoon restaurants, and a very quiet area after business hours. The old Themistoclean city wall build 479 BCE had its northeast limit here. The modern university area is outside the classic city limits. http://www.athens-greece.us/athens-guide/klathmonos-square/ #streetphotography #citywalk #klafthmonos #square #northofthewall #afternoon #soft #university #athens (ved Πλατεία Κλαυθμώνος) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQk4dU3J0FL/?utm_medium=tumblr

[vr4holiday]

360° VR Klafthmonos Square Walk to Academy of Athens and University of A...

[elladastinkardiamou]

Klafthmonos Square Parking Structure Fortification Walls

You’ll find more than cars packed into this underground parking garage. In addition to all the modern vehicles, you’ll spot slivers of Athens’s ancient past hiding in plain sight.

When the Themistoclean Wall was completed in 478 BC, it was Athens’s primary fortification against invaders. It was constructed using primarily spoila from the buildings and monuments destroyed during the Second Persian War mixed together with mudbrick. Running parallel to the Themistoclean Wall in some key strategic areas was the Proteichisma. This barrier, which stood beyond the Themistoclean Wall and was the first line of defense, was built after the signing of the Peace Treaty of Nicias in 421 BC.

Both walls stood until 404 BC, when the Athenians were defeated in the Peloponnesian War and were forced to destroy what was left of them after their defeat. The walls were rebuilt in 394 BC and again in 260 AD. The walls remained the main line of defense for the city until their gradual disassembly, decay, and disappearance over the centuries.

A portion of the Themistoclean and Proteichism Walls passed through what is now known as Klafthmonos Square. During excavations in 1972 for a large subterranean parking garage, several portions of these walls were discovered. The longest portion discovered was about 213 feet (65 meters) long and sat 16 feet (five meters) below current street level. Also revealed were shorter lengths and a foundation for a large tower.

[wvpeople]

#klafthmonos _one of the days that I love Athens and her shapes_ #lights #shapes #urbanlove https://www.instagram.com/p/BpH_cV7F8Nn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a7bywbuowi3e

[charastergiou]

accumulated bing incidents around the same block