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The Ancient agora of Athens, opposite the Acropolis, is also a monument worth visiting🏛️. Ancient Agora was originally a gathering place for businesses, gatherings, and residences. Not many restoration projects have been carried out on the site, which makes it feel like a ruin to visitors, making it difficult to imagine the glory of the past. However, two of the buildings are better preserved, including the Temple of Hephaestus and the Stoa of Attalos. The Stoa of Attalos was built in the 2nd century BC. The two colonnades were lined with former shops. Reconstruction was completed in 1953 and is currently used as a museum. The museum's collection includes clay, bronze and glass objects, sculptures, coins from the 7th to 5th centuries BC, as well as pottery from the Byzantine period and the Turkish occupation 🏺⚱️. There are some reconstruction diagrams of the Ancient Agora of Athens on the first floor, with explanations in Greek and English, allowing visitors to learn more about the history of the site. There are also paintings showing private and public life in ancient Athens. In addition to these two buildings, there are also some quite complete statues, including the torso of the Roman Emperor Hadrian and the capitals that took more than a hundred hours to carve. There is a lot to see in the entire site, and I stayed here for more than an hour. During the period, we also met a super giant turtle 🐢 and a kitten 🐈 that shuttled around the Temple of Hephaestus. ---------- Ancient Agora of Athens 📬Athens 105 55, Greece #Athens #AncientAgoraofAthens #StoaofAttalos #TempleofHephaestus #Greek monuments #Greece itinerary #Greece #Greece travel #Greece free travel #followmetoGreece #Greece itinerary advice #Greece itinerary plan