The Agora, or marketplace, was the central public place in Ancient Athens. Government, law, religion, trade, business, and intellectual discussion all took place here. Today most of it is ruins, ruins so minimal it is hard to imagine what it all looked like at the height of its time.
The most well preserved temple is found in the Agora, the Temple of Hephaistos. This temple still has its roof, unlike other famous temples such as the Parthenon. It was built in the Doric order. We had to hike up a hill to get to the temple, and once up there it was really hard to get the building in a single picture.
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| We were the pink ladies that day (totally on accident) | | | |
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After adventuring through the Agora we made our way to the Agora museum. It was the longest and narrowest museum I've ever been into! Yet it was so full of amazing pieces and artifacts.
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| A burial with artifacts |
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| Pottery from the Geometric Period |
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| A kid's training potty from ancient Greece :) |
The most well preserved temple is found in the Agora, the Temple of Hephaistos. This temple still has its roof, unlike other famous temples such as the Parthenon. It was built in the Doric order. We had to hike up a hill to get to the temple, and once up there it was really hard to get the building in a single picture. 
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