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[edit]DescriptionLascar Mount Lycabettus (4517760358).jpg | Mount Lycabettus is a Cretaceous limestone hill in Athens, Greece. At 277 meters above sea level, the hill (also known as Lycabettos or Lykabettos) is the highest point in the city that surrounds it. Pine trees cover its base, and at its peak are the 19th century Chapel of St. George, a theatre, and a restaurant. The hill is a popular tourist destination and can be ascended by the Lycabettus Funicular, a funicular railway which climbs the hill from a lower terminus at Kolonaki. Lycabettus appears in various legends. Popular stories suggest it was once the refuge of wolves, possibly the origin of its name (which means "the one (the hill) that is walked by wolves"). Mythologically, Lycabettus is credited to Athena, who created it when she dropped a mountain she had been carrying from Pallene for the construction of the Acropolis after the box holding Erichthonius was opened. Panoramic view of Athens from The hill also has a large open-air theater at the top, which has housed many Greek and International concerts. [Wikipedia.org] |
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Author | Jorge Láscar from Australia |
Camera location | 37° 58′ 55″ N, 23° 44′ 35″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 37.981944; 23.743056 |
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