I-Athene, Inhlokodolobha yaseGrisi, inokwehluka kokuba ngelinye lamadolobha amadala kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngaphandle kokuba isikhungo sezomnotho, ezezimali, ezezimboni, ezepolitiki nezamasiko eGrisi, idolobha futhi lishesha ukuba yisikhungo samabhizinisi esiholayo e-European Union.
Ifa elicebile nelifa lamasiko ase-Athene, elibonakala ngesimo samatshe esikhumbuzo asendulo nemisebenzi yobuciko, yilokho okuholela izivakashi kuleli dolobha. Lapha, uzothola i-amalgam enhle yezitayela ezahlukahlukene zokwakha, kusuka eGreco-Roman naseNeo-classical kuya kwesimanje.
Izikhumbuzo ezivelele kakhulu zase-Athene neThe Parthenon ne-Acropolis, ezibonisa ukwakheka okuhle kakhulu kwamaGrikhi. Uma kwenzeka ufuna ukuhlola okuningi kwedolobha kunamaqiniso athile athokozisayo futhi athakazelisayo nge-Athene okufanele uyikhumbule:
• Ngaphandle kokuba inhlokodolobha yaseGrisi, i-Athens iyinhloko-dolobha yePheriphery kanye ne-Attica Prefecture yase-Athene futhi ingenye yamadolobha amadala kakhulu emhlabeni.
• Imidlalo yokuqala yesimanjemanje yama-Olimpiki yabanjelwa e-Athene ngo-1896. Ngo-2004, i-Athene yaphinde yasingatha le midlalo yama-Olympic.
• I-Athene yaba yinhloko-dolobha yokuqala yezamasiko eYurophu ngo-1985.
• Ubufakazi bezindawo zokuqala ezizungeze i-Acropolis buhlehlela emuva ku-3000 BC.
• I-Athene yaziwa kabanzi njenge 'Cradle of Western Impucuko' kanye 'neCradle of Democracy'.
• I-Athene yaba idolobha eliyinhloko laseGrisi lasendulo enkulungwaneni yokuqala yeminyaka BC.
• Indawo yedolobha elikhulu lase-Athene yehlukaniswe ngomasipala abangama-55, omkhulu wabo uMasipala wase-Athene noma u-Athinaion Dimos.
• I-Athene ingesinye sezikhungo ezihola phambili emhlabeni zokucwaninga ngemivubukulo.
• I-Omonia Square yisikwele esidala kunazo zonke e-Athene naseSyntagma Square, eceleni kwePhalamende kanye namahhotela amakhulu amakhulu, yisikwele esiphakathi sase-Athene.
• I-Athene kwakuyindawo okwazalelwa kuyo izazi zefilosofi zezwe zasendulo, ababhali nosopolitiki abaningi abanjengoSocrates, uPericles noSophocles.
• Umkhumbi wasolwandle omkhulu kunayo yonke eGrisi kwakungeye-Athene.
• Ukukhanga okukhulu kwe-Athens Parthenon, ithempeli elalise-Acropolis, igquma elinamadwala. Ngaphakathi kwaleli thempeli kwakunesithombe sika-Athena, unkulunkulukazi ovikela idolobha
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