As seen with olympic rings, this stadium hosted the very first revived Olympic Games in 1896, after it has been ceased in 393 AD. (Olympia, Greece was the birthplace of the original olympic games in 776 BC.) However, the history of this impressive site goes a long way back. The first stadium constructed on this site was made of wood in 330 BC and was used for athletic competitions and great festivities in ancient Greece. The transformation and restoration took place at the end of 19th century into white marble, in a shape of inverted horseshoe, as it is today. (Athens, Greece / 2006)21 October 2009
Panathenaic Stadium
As seen with olympic rings, this stadium hosted the very first revived Olympic Games in 1896, after it has been ceased in 393 AD. (Olympia, Greece was the birthplace of the original olympic games in 776 BC.) However, the history of this impressive site goes a long way back. The first stadium constructed on this site was made of wood in 330 BC and was used for athletic competitions and great festivities in ancient Greece. The transformation and restoration took place at the end of 19th century into white marble, in a shape of inverted horseshoe, as it is today. (Athens, Greece / 2006)