Greece (7341 Subjects)
The Choregic Monument of Lysicrates, Athens.
The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens. In the background, the Acropolis.
Arch of Hadrian, Athens. In the background, the Acropolis.
The Acropolis of Athens from the south. On the right, the temple of Olympian Zeus.
Map of Greece.
The Royal Palace at Athens, today Greek Parliament.
The temple of Zeus Olympian and the Evangelical Church of Athens.
Portrait of Otto of Greece.
Portrait of Amalia, Queen of Greece.
Page of King Otto.
Theodoros Kolokotronis lying in stay at Athens, 17th February 1843.
The uprising of 3rd September 1843. A multitude of insurgent Greeks gather before the Royal Palace (today Greek Parliament), to demand a Constitution.
Relief of Nike Sandalizousa from the temple of Athena Nike at Athens Acropolis (today kept at the Acropolis Museum).
Relief of Nike Sandalizousa from the temple of Athena Nike at Athens Acropolis (kept today at the Acropolis Museum).
Head of sculpture from the Parthenon.
Head of the sculpture of Nike from the western pediment of the Parthenon. The head was taken off the temple at the orders of Francesco Morosini, and carried off to Venice in 1687.
Head of the sculpture of Nike from the western pediment of the Parthenon. The head was taken off the temple at the orders of Francesco Morosini, and carried off to Venice in 1687.
Cecrops and his daughter Pandrosos: Sculpture complex from the western pediment of the Parthenon.
Slab VI from the northern frieze of the Parthenon: Panathenaea procession.
Slab II from the northern frieze of the Parthenon: Panathenaea procession.
The Parthenon in 1687, after being blown up in the explosion caused by the army of Francisco Morosini.
Reconstruction of the eastern pediment of the Parthenon: Birth of goddess Athena.
Reconstruction of the western pediment of the Parthenon: Strife of Athena and Poseidon.
Potrait of Dimitrios Kallergis.
State sword presented to Dimitrios Kallergis, prime mover of the revolution of 3rd September 1843.
The house of Don Pacifico, Portuguese consul in Athens, which was sacked by antisemitic groups in 1847. The Greek government's refusal to compensate Don Pacifico eventually led to a British intervention (as Don Pacifico was a British national) and the temporary blockade of the port of Piraeus.
William Parler, Admiral of the British Navy, and head of the Piraeus blockade operation following the Don Pacifico affair, leaves Corfu for Cephalonia.
Mill at Argostoli, with Lixouri in the distance.
The monastery of Hagios Gerasimos at the feet of Mount Ainos, Cephalonia.
View of Piraeus.