estate development Land acquisition C PRINCIPAL PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS Outline of technical specification Principal transport nodes Major associated developments New Attika Urban Highways Project New Motorways Programme Athens Metro and Suburban Railway Athens International Airport Project costs Predicted costs Actual costs Project programme Main contracts and contractors D PROJECT TIMELINE 2 E PROJECT FUNDING/FINANCING Background to funding/financing Role of traffic
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The School of Athens The School of Athens is one of the most celebrated pieces of artwork from the age of the Renaissance. Painted by Raphael of Urbino from 1510 to 1512‚ the School of Athens is located in the Stanza della Segnatura at the Vatican Palace in Rome. The fresco was painted in the High Renaissance of Humanism and is the ideal embodiment of the classical spirit. Raphael of Urbino‚ or Raffaello Sanzio as he was known in his day‚ was born in 1483 in Urbino‚ Italy. His father was Giovanni
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The Compare and Contrast of Athens and Sparta Gregory Smith pd.1 8/29/13 Athens Sparta About: The capital and largest city of Greece. Known in Greek as Sparti. The city lies at the southern end of the central Laconian plain‚ on the right bank of the Eurotas River. Country: Greece Greece Population (Modern): 3‚761‚811 18‚184 Population (Ancient): 140‚000 100‚000 Region: Attica Laconia Climate: Mediterranean climate. Fairly temperate but very dry. Economy (Modern):
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(pronounced /ˈɛlɡən/‚ with a hard “g”)‚ are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures (mostly by Phidias and his pupils)‚ inscriptions and architectural members that originally were part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. Thomas Bruce‚ 7th Earl of Elgin‚ the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1799–1803‚ had obtained a controversial permission from the Ottoman authorities to remove pieces from the Acropolis. From 1801 to 1812 Elgin’s agents removed about
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"Athens‚ eye of Greece‚ mother of arts and eloquence. This is how famous poet John Milton describes this amazing city. Although I have personally never been to Athens but I researched it using Athen’s City Guide‚ Athen’s Survival Guide and a World Book article all accessed on January 28th‚ 2008. As college students we are able to travel all over the world using study abroad and if you’re like me you’d like to go to new and exciting places. So if you’d like to go to Greece‚ three things you would
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The Trojan War The Trojan War took place in approximately the 13th century. The ancient Greeks defeated the City of Troy. The Trojan War started after an incident at the wedding feast of Peleus‚ the king of Thessaly‚ and Thetis‚ a sea goddess. All the gods and goddesses of Mt. Olympus had been invited except Eris‚ the goddess of discord. Eris was offended and tried to stir up trouble among the guests at the feast. She sent a golden apple inscribed "For the most beautiful." Hera‚ Athena‚
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were originally located in the Temple of Athena Parthenos in Athens. Elgin Marbles was the name given to marble sculptures by the British. The British believe they are the rightful owners of the marbles sculptures because British ambassador Thomas Bruce‚ who was the seventh earl of Elgin‚ purchased them. Although the British believe they are rightful owners of marble sculptures‚ they should be returned to there originally location in Athens. I will explain how the history of the marbles and the actions
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American Journal of Archaeology‚ Vol. 102‚ No. 3‚ pp. 507-529 Marilyn Y. Goldberg‚ (1983)‚ “Greek Temples and Chinese Roofs‚” American Journal of Archaeology‚ Vol. 87‚ No. 3. pp. 305–310 Martin Robinson‚ (1992). The Art of Vase-Painting in Classical Athens‚ Cambridge. Orjan Wikander‚ (1990)‚ “Archaic Roof Tiles the First Generations‚” Hesperia‚ Vol. 59‚ No. 1. pp. 285–290 Penrose‚ F.C.‚ (1893)‚ The Orientation of Geek Temples‚ Nature‚ v.48‚ n.1228‚ pp.42-43 Whitley‚ James (2001). The Archaeology of
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Lysistrata Characters: Lysistrata - Lysistrata is an Athenian woman who is sick and tired of war and the treatment of women in Athens. Lysistrata gathers the women of Sparta and Athens together to solve these social ills and finds success and power in her quest. Lysistrata is the least feminine of the women from either Athens or Sparta‚ and her masculinity helps her gain respect among the men. Cleonice- is the next-door neighbor of Lysistrata and is the first to show up at Lysistrata’s meeting
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Love Conquers All In the beginning of The Knight’s Tale‚ Chaucer introduces a duke‚ Theseus of Athens. Theseus arrives home to Athens from a victorious siege. Four women interrupt the joyful demeanor of the Athenian homecoming with their loud crying and weeping. When Theseus asks them what causes their grief‚ the eldest woman of the group steps forward and responds. She explains to Theseus that each of the women lost their husbands to war at Thebes. Creon‚ the lord of Thebes‚ humiliated the four
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