Contamination

[byron-]

Flak on the Acropolis

[RT]

Was not acropolis destroyed becaused used as a gun-powder warehouse by the venitians ???

Rémi

[RolandF]

The Ottoman turks thought the appropriate way to use an orthodox church ( as was the Parthenon at that time) was to store gun-powder inside during the siege of Athens in 1687.

A venetian cannonball hit the temple - the responsible gunner was a bavarian mercenary

Regards

Roland

[RT]

They are already making Europe at that time so...

[Stig Jarlevik]

Hi Guys

Robert, also as an aside, the Venetians was under the command of the Swedish born Otto von Königsmarck and I still have not forgiven him...

They don't make architects like Kallikrates or artists like Fidias any more

I do believe however that in WW 2 both sides tried to avoid the Greek heritages as much as possible, and the triple A shown in the photo is actually some way from the hill itself in the old town of Athens

Cheers
Stig

[Nick Beale]

Maybe it's a shrine to the Ancient Greek god of Flak?