The red moped of Lysicrates, Dec 2013

            Hellenistic monument with the first known use of the Corinthian order on the outside, this is the Choragic monument of Lysicrates. It was put up in 335/334 BC to hold the tripod Lysicrates won for his Chorus in the Dionysia of that year. The tripod would have been on the top of the monument. The monument was one of many on the street of the tripods in ancient Athens, all vicotory tripods from the Dionysia festival. This one was incorporated into a 17th C monastery (Cistercian I think) and only revealed when the monastery was destoryed during one of the Ottoman sieges of Athens during the war for independance. 

To the left, the rock of the Acropolis, to the right, a neo classical building with sculptures on the roof, and centre, a red moped (in case you hadn't noticed).

It's hard to take a walk in plaka without crossing paths with the monument. 

Shot on a Nokia WP (the Lumia 610) after sunset.

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Taken in: Ελλάδα / Attica / Athens / Makrygianni (show map)

Taken on: December 21, 2013

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Camera: Nokia Lumia 610, f/2.4, 1/14 sec (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nokia Lumia 610
Aperture:	f/2.4
Exposure Time:	0.071 sec (1/14)
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Phone 7.5
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