πυλώνες

"πυλώνες" (say it pillo-ness) means "pillars" in Greek!

 

So let's start off this blog about pillars at a place where we saw absolutely no pillars: 

In Katakolon, Greece.

 

They had geraniums in the windows...

 

 

Olive Wood gift shops...

 

yummy baklava...

 

teeter-totters...

 

blue windows...

 

and bouganvilla...but NO pillars.

 

But, you know...then we went to the Acropolis in Athens.

 

Here is the view of Athens from Mars Hill.

 

Again...not pillars, but we're getting closer.  This is the Odeon of the Acropolis.

 

It's basically a concert hall.  They actually still use it today.

 

And here are some of the pillars that make up the entry to the Acropolis.

 

And here are a few more.

 

The Parthenon!  Look at all those pillars and.....scaffolding!

 

And here are some broken pillar fragments.

 

And some pillars that have been restored.

 

Pillars from a different angle.

Kieran jumping in front of pillars!

 

Lady pillars...(They really call them that...or Caryatids, if you want to be more proper.)

 

The Parthenon was built at about 450 BC and dedicated to the goddess Athena.

 

And these are the Nike pillars.  Nike actually means victory in Greek.

So we went to a cool museum that has the artwork and relics from the Parthenon.  But they don't let you take pictures inside.  So here's what it looks like on the outside!  Hey, they have something new - modern  pillars! 

 

And in case you haven't seen enough pillars, we decided to go to Zeus's temple.  It was the largest of the Greek temples ever constructed.

 

But it's kind of falling down and partly missing.

 

So we've got like a couple standing up pillars and one falling down pillar.  Someone pillaged the rest of the pillars.

 

It wasn't me...

 

Join us next time for more pillars in Turkey...