THE HISTORIC ISLAND OF DELOS: Images from the interesting Greek TV programme "The time machine" ("Η μηχανή του χρόνου").

Most foreigners visiting Greece usually have in mind various cosmopolitan islands that are offered for tourism and entertainment. But how many people know the enchanting island of Delos in the Cyclades complex?

PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENTS AND BUILDINGS IN GREECE AND IN CYPRUS

Positions of Prehistoric Settlements in Greece. National Archeological Museum of Athens	The first residential buildings in Greece  are estimated to have been built  during the Paleolithic period, around  20000 BC. These were huts. During  the Neolithic period (7000-3500 BC)  the inhabitants of the Greek area  began to settle in permanent  settlements engaged in agriculture.  Then the "property of the land" begins  to exist.
National Archeological Museum of Athens.
Prehistoric Settlement in Dimini,  Magnisia, Greece. National Archeological Museum of Athens	Prehistoric Settlement in Dimini,  Magnisia, Greece. National Archeological Museum of Athens
Prehistoric Settlement in Dimini,  Magnisia, Greece. National Archeological Museum of Athens	Prehistoric Settlement in Sesklo,  Magnisia, Greece.
Ruins at the prehistoric settlement in Lianokladi, Lamia, Central Greece. "Palaiomylos" position.	Ruins at the prehistoric settlement in Lianokladi, Lamia, Central Greece. "Palaiomylos" postition.
Reconstruction of a prehistoric settlement in Dispilio, Kastoria, North Greece.	Prehistoric settlement in Choirokoitia, Cyprus.
Prehistoric settlement in Sarkos, Ios, Cyclades.	Prehistoric settlement in Akrotiri, Thera, Cyclades.
Neolithic house with elliptical plan in Hamezi, Crete.	Survey plan of a neolitic house with elliptical plan in Hamezi, Crete.
Representation of a prehistoric house in Thessaly. National Archeological Museum of Athens.	Representation of a prehistoric house in Thera, Cyclades, Greece.

SCENES FROM THE ATHENIAN ACROPOLIS' RESTORATION

Acropolis Museum	Acropolis Museum
Acropolis Museum	Acropolis Museum
Acropolis Museum	Acropolis Museum
Acropolis Museum	Acropolis Museum
Acropolis Museum	Acropolis Museum
Acropolis Museum	Acropolis Museum
Acropolis Museum	Acropolis Museum
Acropolis Museum	Acropolis Museum

Why are the monuments of the Acropolis still standing?

The magnificent classical monuments of the Acropolis of Athens for about 2500 years dominate its sacred rock and are admired by millions of visitors. Perhaps many non-experts are wondering how these masterpieces of classical architecture still stand for so many centuries. The truth is that the answer is a component of various factors.

The first important factor is the ground on which the monuments are founded. This is of course the rock.

Then, a very important factor is this: The system: "Soil + Rock" has a significant total height. This means that it has a large oscillation period or a small oscillation frequency. But in Greece most earthquakes are of high frequency and neighboring. So this contributes to avoiding the destructive phenomenon of coordination.

Finally, the way the monumental modular columns are structured also contributes to their anti-seismicity.

FABULOUS CLASSIC GREEK SCULPTURE!

"Caryatid" (Acropolis Museum)	"Zeus or Poseidon" (National archaeological Museum  of Athens)
"Aphrodite" (National Archeological Museum of Athens)	Bronze statue of a youth. From Antikythera shipwreck.  about 340-330 B.C.. (National Archeological Museum of Athens)

MY AWARD WINNING PHOTOS

         

                                                     "Sunset on the Acropolis"

    

A photo by Triantafyllia Pineli that was one of the award winning photos at the National Competition with the subject: "CONTRASTS" that was organised by the book chain "Ianos" in Athens in 2019.

"Call for love"

A photo by Triantafyllia Pineli that was one of the 10 first award winning photos at the National Contest with the subject "Unemployment" that was organised by the Greek Photographic Society in 2019. The results were announced in January 2020. 

"Hestia left with Ergani"

A photo by Triantafyllia Pineli that was one of the award winning photos at the National Contest with the subject "Unemployment" that was organised by the Greek Photographic Society in 2019. The results were announced in January 2020.