Detail from the stands of the Panathenaic stadium, also known as Kallimarmaro. Athens, Greece.

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The Panathinaiko or Panathenaic Stadium (Greek: Παναθηναϊκό στάδιο), also known as the Kallimarmaro (Καλλιμάρμαρο, the "beautifully marbled"), is an athletic stadium in Athens that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Reconstructed from the remains of the ancient Greek stadium, the Panathinaiko is the only major stadium in the world built entirely of white marble (from Mount Penteli) and one of the oldest stadiums in the world.

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Size: 4367px × 2911px
Location: Athens, Greece, Europe
Photo credit: © Konstantinos Tsakalidis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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