Panathenaic Stadium
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The Panathenaic Stadium or Kallimarmaro is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. One of the main historic attractions of Athens, it is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble.
Panathenaic Stadium in 2014
Herodes Atticus rebuilt the stadium in marble by 144 AD
The "Biel Throne", a marble chair from the stadium in the British Museum.
The stadium 1870, following excavations by Ziller
Athens Classic Marathon
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The Athens Classic Marathon The Authentic is an annual marathon road race held in Athens, Greece, normally in early November, since 1972. It also often serves as Greece's national marathon championships. The race attracted 43,000 competitors in 2015 of which 16,000 were for the 42.195 kilometre (26.2 mile) course, both numbers being an all-time record for the event. The rest of the runners competed in the concurrent 5 and 10 kilometres road races and the racewalking contest.
Panathinaiko Stadium is the finishing point of the race
A statue of Pheidippides on the route from Marathon to Athens
Burton Holmes' photograph entitled "1896: Three athletes in training for the marathon at the Olympic Games in Athens". The 1896 Olympic Marathon was the precursor to the Athens Classic Marathon.
Runners competing in the 1980 Athens Marathon, won by Jean-Paul Didim