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Athens Page 77 |
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THE AGORA : The « giants of the Gymnasium » |
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The « giants of the Gymnasium » : these three colossal statues (two tritons and a giant) stood in front of a gymnasium, built in Roman times around 400 A.D. It was , no doubt, the most important building in the University of Athens.( click on the giant on the right to enlarge it). |
