The Statue of Zeus at Olympia carved by the famed Greek sculptor Phidias (5th century BC) in 435 BC, in present-day Greece, was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
It's built on a narrow and precipitous neck of rock, 80 meters above the sea and is situated on the SW side of the peninsula between monasteries of Gregoriou and St Paul.
Great Lavra is the earliest and biggest foundation on Mount Athos, founded in 963 by monk Athanasios and this event marks the change-over on Athos from the individual ascethic life to organized monasticim. The chosen site for the monastery was probably th
Karies is the so called "capitol city" of the monks republic of Athos. It is the seat of the Protós (the First), to the spiritual leader of all monasteries of the monk's republic which is elected by the meeting of the abbots in each case on lifetime.
Scholars differ widely about the origin of the name Esphigmenou. Some say that it is derived from the site of the monastery, which is hemmed in by the three hills of Zoodochos Pege, Samareia and Grimpovitsa.
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