The symbol of love and beauty, packed once more for removal, in anticipation of the outbreak of war. (found here). Aphrodite of Milos was discovered by a Greek peasant named Yorgos Kentrotas on April 8, 1820, on the Aegean island of Milos. The following year – at beginning of the great Greek War of Independence from the Turks- “The Marquis de Rivière presented it to Louis XVIII, who donated it to the Louvre”…
Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounio (1928)
The Aphaia Temple, Aegina island (1930)
Kaisariani, Athens (1928) and all following from Acropolis, Athens (1928-30)
Base Column, Erechtheion Acropolis, Athens(1928)
Partenon details , Acropolis, Athens (1928)
Creative archaeological photography in the 30′s Greece, by German artist Walter Hege (1893–1985)
via klauskleinschmidt , Philadelphia & Met museum
An animation of the Parthenon surviving ravages through time ( uncensored version) by the Greek Oscar-winning filmaker Costa Gavras created for Greece’s Acropolis Museum.
Read more on Christian persecutions against the Hellenic culture here.
Playing springtime tourist in your home town is one of the best ways to waste time…These photos are from my walk into a part of the ancient agora (forum) in Athens, an archaeological park located in the center of the city, after a lunch cancellation last Sunday:}
On a small hill, surrounded by an ornamental garden you’ll find the Temple of Hephaestus, also called the Theseum (450 BC -unknown architect) made of an exquisite white marble from Mt. Penteli. Far less well-known than its neighbour, the Parthenon, this temple is a perfect place to relax, read and enjoy the “Oh God! Not another f*cking glorious day”
Theseum withstood all ravages of past centuries, from Venetians and Ottoman Turks to “philhellenes”, art collectors or religion fanatics who destroyed most of the “pagan” temples and structures during the Byzantine era.. It’s the best-preserved ancient Greek temple in existence and the only one of which any considerable portion of the upper part remains, as it was in antiquity.
An early work from street artist Alexandros Vasmoulakis with a mixture of springtime, architecture and traces of other people’s lives, religion (METANOEITE means Repent!) and a kebap sign, above some accient ruins, all these next to a parking lot, 2006 Athens, Greece. Photo by Werner Maritsas
“Often i wonder the female relation to addiction, and the self imposed trauma’s we put ourselves either consciously or not .
How far have we gone from breakthrough 70′s and refusing to be a comodity and how much do we still have to go? and if we will do so in high heels… “
Pictures and insightful comment by Greek artist Natasha Papadopoulou. Check Natasha’s blog for more of her witty projects!
“Greece as a state is sinking and decomposes every day while its future is uncertain. At the same time Greece as a place remains beautiful and unique to its visitors and residents.”
Poster by Greek design group Beetroot. It was designed for an article of “TaNea” newspaper where five design studios had to design a poster about promoting Greece in this time of crisis.
Image created for Design Walk 2022, a biannual festival dedicated to graphic design in Athens Greece, by the brilliant Athens based design studio This Is Amateur, founded by Thodoris Dimitropoulos, Stathis Mitropoulos & Spiros Pliatsikas.
A unique, poetic, tough yet tender glimpse at people coexisting in the same city by Greek photographer Costas Masseras.
All pictures are copywrited Costas Masseras
Prism GR2011 is a collective project, a documentation of the conditions in Greece during the winter of 2010, through the lenses of 14 photojournalist transformed into multimedia storytellers.The site of the project presents the individual stories exploring how Greeks are experiencing the crisis. By voicing people from all walks of life, who are not regularly represented by the mainstream media and by creating a multi-authoring narration the project aims at where it is most necessary: collaboration!
Bricks w/various chromatic and opacity qualities, made from non-recyclable debris, recycled PET, dust, silicone leaves and purple bacteria. The selected phototrophic bacteria can also produce energy through photosynthesis. A project on the reuse of building materials created by Tzeny Gorantonaki, John Apostolopoulos, Anna Neratzouli and Ioanna Thanou, architecture students @ Technical University of Crete. Find more here.
Athens | The Little Great City by Greek photographer Emmanouil Papadopoulos of Stereosis.
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Brand strategist Peter Economides (of Felix BNI), explains -in english- why this is the perfect time to overhaul Greece’s image, at the 11th Hellenic Managment Association conference in Thessaloniki.
A 4mm-thick white plexiglass hanger that can hold shirts, pants and accessories, by Greek design studio, Dede.
