Monday, November 3, 2014
Hellas
While I'm still over in Europe the last country I would like to visit would be Greece. It is a country with a beautiful coastline and is made up of several different islands. With the largest city and capital being Athens, Greece is home to over 11 million people. Hellas is the Greek name for their country but in English it translates to Greece. In 2010, the city of Central Macedonia was the most visited city in Greece followed by the city of Attica. There are many theaters located in Greece. They had great acoustics and most could hold over 15,000 spectators. Most theaters where used for dramas or plays and speeches. Another classical example of Greece is the Parthenon. This is a former temple of the Greek goddess Athena who the Athens considered their patron. There was reconstruction done on the temple and now only a little of the originally building remains. It now serves as a museum and an often visited tourist attraction. While in Greece, I would like to visit its beautiful coastline. The waters are the clear blue color that can be seen for miles. It is bordered by the Aegean Sea to the east, the Ionian to the west and the Mediterranean to the south. Greece is made up of 80 percent mountains and its largest one is called Mount Olympus that reaches a height of 2,917 m. As you can see there is much to see in Greece and most of it is just the beautiful landscape that surrounds you and that is why I would like to visit sometime.
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I would love to visit the Parthenon! I just learned about it in one of my classes. I can't belive how technical and how much they used mathematics do build this.
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