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I took this photo in Athens, Greece , with the famous Acropolis just behind me... :)

Mount Lycabettus is a Cretaceous limestone hill in Athens, Greece. At 277 meters (908 feet) above sea level, the hill (also known as Lycabettos or Lykabettos) is the highest point in the city that surrounds it. Pine trees cover its base, and at its peak are the 19th century Chapel of St. George, a theatre, and a restaurant.

The hill is a popular tourist destination and can be ascended by the Lycabettus Funicular, a funicular railway which climbs the hill from a lower terminus at Kolonaki. (The railway station can be found at Aristippou street). Lycabettus appears in various legends. Popular stories suggest it was once the refuge of wolves, possibly the origin of its name (which means "the one (the hill) that is walked by wolves"). Mythologically, Lycabettus is credited to Athena, who created it when she dropped a mountain she had been carrying from Pallene for the construction of the Acropolis after the box holding Erichthonius was opened. The hill also has a large open-air theater at the top, which has housed many Greek and International concerts.

(The above photo has been shot with the Samsung NX10)
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~heavens-champion Jul 16, 2011
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
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Featured here [link] : )
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Mood: Love *Stavimig Jan 14, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
great shot!
a big HI from Athens!!!

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Mood: Love *NiraVancopoulos Nov 18, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
OMG, beautiful photo *_____*, I love Greece and one of my goals is go there at least one time in my life :love:, is a beauty country with a lot of archeological sites and many nature atractives :love:

Thanks for sharing :la: =D

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~JCapela Nov 11, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
it looks like the acropolis is thinking :)

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~insert-profound-here Nov 6, 2010
How did you get the clouds to position them selves that way?!?:P This is pure awesome.

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Mood: Wow! ~slowdog294 Nov 6, 2010  Professional Photographer
Nice shot. Spectacular view.

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~PhotoGraphY31 Nov 6, 2010
this actually looks a little like the city of Quito in Ecuador. well, ok, it looks A LOT like it, though the buildings would have gone right up the hill if it was . . lol
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~Karasmileyface Nov 5, 2010
Those clouds! They were just LIKE that? The world really is beautiful!
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~LadyLecter Nov 5, 2010
I can't help but be under the impression that you arranged the clouds like that. :)
A very cool picture, indeed.
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