Athens is a major coastal urban area in the Mediterranean and it is both the capital and the largest city of Greece, and also the eighth largest urban area in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world’s oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BCE. The city was named after a Greek war goddess.
Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome.
In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Greece. It is one of the biggest economic centers in Southeastern Europe. It also has a large financial sector, and its port Piraeus is both the 3rd busiest passenger port in Europe, and the 26th largest container port in the world. Athens is also the southernmost capital on the European mainland.
These amazing black and white photos were taken by
John Winder that show Athens from 1972 to 1974.
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| Gate to the Roman Forum and two cool dudes in bell bottoms, Plaka, Athens, summer 1972 |
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| Acropolis seen from Philoppapou Hill, Athens, summer 1972 |
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| Dome of Church of the Pantanassa, Athens, September 1972 |
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| Kaisariani monastery, Athens, October 1972 |
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| Man and pigeons, in front of the Parliament building, Athens, summer 1972 |
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| Metro train, a VW bug and the Temple of Hephaestos (aka Thesion) constructed 450-415 BC, Athens, summer 1972 |
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| Monastiraki Square, Athens, summer 1972 |
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| Monastiraki Square, Athens, summer 1972 |
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| View to Acropolis from Monastiraki Square, Athens, September 1972 |
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| Acropolis, Athens view from the Areopagus Hill, January 1973 |
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| American tourists on the Acropolis, Athens, January 1973 |
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| Bell tower of church of St. George, Lykavitos, Athens, spring 1973 |
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| Church of St. George, Lykavitos, Athens, spring 1973 |
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| Church of the Holy Apostles and Propylaea above, Athens, January 1973 |
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| Church of the Holy Apostles, Greek Agora. Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion) in the background, Athens, January 1973 |
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| Columns in the Propylaea. Entrance to the Acropolis, Athens, January 1973 |
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| Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens, January 1973 |
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| Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, January 1973 |
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| Stoa of Attalos, Greek Agora, Athens, January 1973 |
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| Temple of Hephaestus seen from the Stoa of Attalos, Greek Agora, Athens, January 1973 |
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| Theater of Dionysus on the slopes of the Acropolis, Athens, January 1973 |
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| Thesion seen from the Acropolis, Athens, January 1973 |
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| Tourists taking a break in the National Gardens, Athens, January 1973 |
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| View to Phaleron, Piraeus and Athens, spring 1973 |
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| Zappeion (1888), iconic neo-classical design, Athens, spring 1973 |
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| Architectural fragment, Acropolis, Athens, January 1974 |
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| Architectural fragments, Acropolis, Athens, January 1974 |
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| Colossal statues at the entrance to the Odeon of Agrippa (ca. 15 BCE), Agora, Athens, January 1974 |
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| Entrance to the Acropolis, Athens, January 1974 |
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| Erechtheion and Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, January 1974 |
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| Greek Agora with Stoa of Attalos (restored, left) and Acropolis (right), Athens, January 1974 |
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| Parthenon on a gray winter day, Acropolis, Athens, January 1974 |
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| Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, January 1974 |
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| Propylaea and temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis, Athens, January 1974 |
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| View through the Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, January 1974 |
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