<p><br> Concertgoers take their seats in the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a stone amphitheater dating to the year A.D. 160.</p>

Concert at the Odeon


Concertgoers take their seats in the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a stone amphitheater dating to the year A.D. 160.

Photograph by Maro Kouri/IML Image Group/DRR.net

Athens Landmarks

See Athens photos in this gallery from National Geographic’s Ultimate City Guide for Athens.

Published January 29, 2010

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