Heldenplatz (Heroes Square) will go down in history as the scene of Hitler’s speech to hundreds of thousands of cheering Austrians after the 1938 Anchluß or annexation which confirmed Austria as part of the Third Reich.
The Burggarten was constructed in 1819 by Ludwig v. Remy and Franz Antoine. In 1901 the “butterfly house” was constructed in the Burggarten, with hundreds of free-flying tropical butterflies.
Vienna is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. It was extremely cold outside, so we only took a few photos before calling it a day. The first picture is Justin with Matthias. Matthias found us wandering the streets late at night, trying to find our hotel, and was […]
The Parthenon is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena built in the 5th century BC on the Acropolis of Athens. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered to be the culmination of the development of the Doric order. The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of ancient Greece […]
The Erechtheum is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens in Greece. The temple as seen today was built between 421 BCE and 407 BCE. On the south side is the famous “porch of the maidens,” with six draped female figures (caryatids) as supporting columns. On the west side […]
The Acropolis of Athens is the best known acropolis in the world. Although there are many other acropleis in Greece, the significance of the Acropolis of Athens is such that it is commonly known as The Acropolis, without qualification.
Cape Sounion is located 69 km (43 mi, by road) SSE of Athens, at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula in Greece. It is renowned for the ruins of the ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea in classical mythology. The remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides […]
The Temple of Aphaia (or Aphaea) is located within a sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Aphaia on the Greek island of Aegina, which lies in the Saronic Gulf.
The church of Agios Nektarios, on the island of Aegina, is said to be the largest in Greece. Saint Nectarios (1846-1920) was renowned for his healing powers and was the first saint to be canonized by the Orthodox Church in modern times.
Here are photos from Arachova, Greece, a traditional town located high up on the slopes of Mount Parnassos, not far from Delphi. We stopped here for lunch, and then wandered around for awhile.
