Athens Wallpapers

Athens is the most important of Greece and the largest city in the country, with approximately 4 million people. The town, which was also the center of ancient Greek civilization, is surrounded by hills, and there is an opening only in the western part. Athens is 7 km from its port, Piraeus.

Being a cosmopolitan and modern city, Athens was also an important commercial and cultural center in ancient times. Its name derives from Athena, the goddess of war, who was her protector. It gained world-famous popularity by hosting the 1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics. The area of Athens is 39 km², and the size of the metropolitan area is 427 km².

From the Middle East, Athens was the first European city. It is the first sign of the transition from the West to the East when viewed from Europe. But it would not be right to consider Athens as a mixture of East and West. Athens is a Greek city with a unique history. The population of Athens increased visibly after the 1830s. Immigrants from Anatolia in the 1920s, then II. During World War II and the civil war of 1946-49, the influx from rural areas to the city accelerated the population explosion. By the 1960s, Athens had taken on the appearance of a large and cosmopolitan city. The greater part of the people belongs to the Orthodox sect. The Greek Orthodox Church, governed by the spiritual assembly in Athens, is the most critical, idealistic institution that plays a significant role in keeping the Greek language, traditions, and literature alive.

Athens was evacuated entirely during the Greek War of Independence. In 1833 there were around 4,000 Athenians in the tiny, scattered houses just north of the Acropolis. 18-year-old Otho brought to Greece from Bavaria as the king, had to live in the city's two-story single stone structure. Otho had a palace built by German architects. A large garden area (Syntagma Square) was arranged below the castle. Buildings were built in the architectural style that dominated Victorian London. This is called the Otho style in Athens. During this period, the annual growth rate of the new capital reached 7 percent. Its population was 167,479 in 1907. The construction of the Athens-Piraeus railway followed the opening of Omonia Square. The Athens Academy, Athens University, and National Library buildings, built by the German architects of the palace, are Greek Animation.

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