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The Temple of Hephaestus in central Athens, is the best-preserved ancient Greek temple in the world, but is far less well-known than its illustrious neighbour, the Parthenon. The temple is also known as the Hephaesteum and the Theseum, due to a belief current in Byzantine times that the bones of the legendary Greek hero Theseus were buried there.

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El Templo de Hephaestus en el centro de Atenas, es el templo griego antiguo mejor conservado en el mundo, pero es mucho menos conocido que su ilustre vecino, el Partenón. El templo es también conocido como el Hephaesteum y el Theseum, debido a la creencia en tiempos bizantinos que los huesos del legendario héroe griego Teseo fueron enterrados allí.

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  • Copyright: Sergio Acin (sacimar) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1061 W: 54 N: 1037] (7071)
  • Genre: Places
  • Medium: Color
  • Date Taken: 2008-08-16
  • Categories: Architecture
  • Exposure: f/9.0, 1/250 seconds
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  • Photo Version: Original Version
  • Date Submitted: 2009-06-08 10:47
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