IAthene, Ikomkhulu laseGrisi, linomahluko wokuba sesinye sezona zixeko zidala emhlabeni. Ukongeza ekubeni liziko lezoqoqosho, elezemali, elezemizi-mveliso, elezopolitiko kunye nenkcubeko yaseGrisi, isixeko esi sikhawuleza sibe liziko eliphambili lezorhwebo kwi-European Union.
Ilifa elityebileyo lenkcubeko yeAthene, ebonakalayo ngohlobo lwezikhumbuzo zamandulo nemisebenzi yobugcisa, yeyona nto iqhubela abakhenkethi esixekweni. Apha, uya kufumana i-amalgam entle yeendlela ezahlukeneyo zokwakha, ukusuka kwi-Greco-Roman kunye ne-Neo-classical ukuza kuthi ga ngoku.
Ezona zikhumbuzo zibalaseleyo zaseAthene kunye neParthenon kunye neAcropolis, zibonisa ezona zakhiwo zingcono zamaGrike. Kwimeko apho ufuna ukuphonononga okungakumbi kwesi sixeko kukho iinyani ezinomdla kwaye ezinomdla malunga neAthene ukuze ugcine engqondweni:
Ngaphandle kokuba ibe likomkhulu laseGrisi, iAthene likomkhulu lePheriphery kunye neAtica Prefecture yaseAthene kwaye sesinye sezona zixeko zidala emhlabeni.
• Imidlalo ye-Olimpiki yokuqala yanamhlanje yabanjelwa eAthene ngo-1896. Ngo-2004, iAthene yaphinda yabamba iMidlalo yeOlimpiki.
• IAthene yaba likomkhulu lokuqala kwiNkcubeko yaseYurophu ngo-1985.
• Ubungqina beendawo zokuhlala zokuqala ezingqonge iAcropolis zabuyela emva kwiminyaka eyi-3000 BC.
I-Athene yaziwa ngokubanzi njenge "Cradle of Western Impucuko" kunye "neCradle of Democracy."
• IAthene yaba sisixeko esiphambili seGrisi yamandulo kwiwaka leminyaka lokuqala BC.
• Ingingqi yedolophu yaseAthene yahlulwe yangamasipala angama-55, owona mkhulu kubo nguMasipala waseAthene okanye eAthinaion Dimos.
IAthene lelinye lamaziko ophando lwezinto zakudala aphambili.
• I-Omonia Square sesona sikwere sidala eAthene naseSyntagma Square, ecaleni kwePalamente kunye neehotele ezininzi eziphambili, sisikwere sombindi waseAthene.
• IAthene yayiyeyona ndawo yokuzalwa kwezithandi zobulumko zamandulo, ababhali kunye nabezopolitiko, njengoSocrates, uPericles noSophocles.
• Elona nqanawa likhulu laseGrisi yayilelo laseAthene.
• Eyona nto inomtsalane eAthene Parthenon, itempile eyayikwiAcropolis, induli enamatye. Ngaphakathi kule tempile kwakukho umfanekiso oqingqiweyo ka-Athena, uthixokazi okhusela isixeko
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