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The ruins of this ancient fortification wall sit in the middle of a quiet, residential intersection.

The ruins of an ancient fortification wall sit in front of and underneath this boutique hotel.

This small chapel holds the mummified heart of one of the heroes of the Greek Revolution.

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.

This once architecturally advanced housing complex is now a haven for squatters that still bears the scars of war.

Preserved portions of Athens's ancient defenses are on display in a subterranean parking garage.

A Byzantine church containing the holy remnants of three saints sits atop the site of an ancient temple.

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.

The only surviving choragic monument is a trophy awarded in 334 BC for the winning dramatic chorus.

A crushed gate and giant bronze head serve as a reminder of Greece's fight for freedom.

The ruins of an ancient mansion sits in front of and underneath a contemporary art gallery.

There are many Byzantine-era churches still standing in Athens, but this is the only one with a 2,500-year-old column rising through its roof.

A preserved portion of an ancient Athens barrier is displayed in a hotel basement.

A man's head is enshrined beneath a statue near the first building constructed for the modern Olympic Games.

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.

Scars of this building's past life as a violent prison still cover its walls.

The oldest standing Byzantine church in Athens is tucked within a monastery in the middle of an upscale shopping district.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

A sprawling collection of books and manuscripts about ancient Greece that would have put their famed libraries to shame.

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease.