Roman Agora and Fethiye Mosque, Athens, Greece
Ruins of the Roman Agora, Athens, Greece, an area built in the 1st century BC during the reigns of Julius Ceasar and Ceasar Augustus and used as a commercial, assembly, or residential gathering place. Behind is the Fethiye Mosque, built in 1456 on the ruins of an Early Christian basilica, converted into a mosque in 1456 to celebrate the visit to Athens by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in 1458. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13446150
Media ID
45140433
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4724px x 3150px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
