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I believe that this is the "Propylaea" (gateway) on the Acropolis of Athens. Going through the gateway (which served as a checkpoint) leads you to the Parthenon.

Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylaea

Coordinates:
WGS84 37° 58′ 18.2″ N, 23° 43′ 30.5″ E
decimal: 37.971722, 23.725139

Please compare with the below photographs to confirm (or not) that this really is the Propylaea at the Acropolis of Athens:


[http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffbr13/3412804688/]

(..sorry about the dog..)


Reverse angle:

this is indeed the propylaea. see this website, for confirmation in a similarly aged photograph:

chestofbooks.com/travel/greece/athens/John-Stoddard-Lectu...

yes, it is the propylaea on Acropolis...thanks to those who took the trouble to post.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Heritage Key, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

This building is still around as well. It's the Old Parliament House for the Greek Parliament from 1875 and 1932. It currently houses the National Historical Museum.

mosley.brian: Thanks for the information. We will add it to the source data and reload the description.

In addition to mosley.brian's information: - This building is located in the center of Athens on at 11 Stadiou street. - The exact coordinates are: latitude: 37.97756973242137 longitude: 23.732839822769165

Tilemahos Efthimiadis: Thanks for the location of the building. We will add it to the source data.

I'm not sure if this is acceptable but here is a photograph of this building taken (by me) in 2008.

This building is still around; it is the present Parliament Building for Greece's national legislature. It's located on Syntagma square in the center of Athens.

Mosely.Brian: Thanks for the information. We will add it to the source data and reload the description.

In addition to Mosely.Brian's information, these are the exact coordinates: latitude: 37.97533704428303 longitude: 23.736659288406372

This is how the building currently (2006) looks like:

This building is still around and located at Syntagma square in the center of Athens. It is now the Greek Parliament building. The square in the foreground is "Syntagma square" (constitutional square). Wikipedia link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenic_Parliament Coordinates: Decimal 37.975278,23.736944 Coordinates from: stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Hellen...

Tilemahos Efthimiadis: Thank you for the location information for the building. We will update the source data and reload the description.

I tried to copy the angle and retake the photograph. Here is the building in 2008, as seen from Syntagma Square:

This is how it looks currently the building along with its surroundings in 2011: www.flickr.com/photos/7364400@N04/6050080703/in/set-72157...

Here is it in ca. 1875: www.flickr.com/photos/athens_greece/12773583693/