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Lysikrates monument

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Tripodon Street, Athens, 105 58

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Lusikrates Monument - ATHENS ATHENS GREECE
Choregic monument erected on the west side of the Street of the Tripods, by Lysikrates, in 335/34 B.C., according to an inscription preserved on the architrave. The circular building rests on a square podium of poros stone (2,93 m. long on each side), and consists of six Corinthian columns of Pentel...
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The Ancient City of Athens: The Lysikrates Monument & Street of - 10/12
The Lysikrates Monument (335/334 B.C.). This was the front of the building and the side meant to be seen directly from the Street of the Tripods. In the center of the architrave, between the two columns, is an ancient inscription: "Lysikrates of Kikyna, son of Lysitheides, was choregos; the tri...
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Lysikrates monument Guide - Yahoo! Travel Guide UK
One of the most unusual landmarks of the old town of Plaka is a cyclical marble tower constructed in the 4th century BC. On top of the tower stood a bronze tripod awarded by the city to the Maecenas Lysicrates, who sponsored the winning performance of a musical competition held in 334 BC. The frieze...
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TravelGator: Lysikrates Monument in Athens, Attiki, Greece
The Lysikrates Monument is one of the more egotistical monuments in the city of Athens. The wealthy citizen Lysikrates won a tripod in the third century BC for his sponsorship of a theatrical group. So, he did whatever any super-rich Athenian aristocratic egomaniac with any class would do, he built ...
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