Panathenaic Stadium
stadium in Athens, Greece
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Summary
Panathenaic Stadium is an Ancient Greek stadium[1]. It draws 6,297 Wikipedia views per month (ancient greek stadium category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Lycurgus of Athens[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Athens Municipality[4]
- Country: Greece[5]
- Instance of: multi-purpose sports venue[6], monument[7], Olympic stadium[8], pitch[9], all-seater stadium[10], tourist attraction[11]
- Shares border with: Ardettus[12]
- Architect: Anastasios Metaxas[13], Ernst Ziller[14]
- Owned by: Hellenic Olympic Committee[15]
- Operator: Hellenic Olympic Committee[16]
- Named after: Panathenaic Games[17], Pentelic marble[18]
- Architectural style: ancient Greek architecture[19]
- Made from material: marble[20]
- Location: Athens[21]
- Postal code: 116 35[22]
- Commons category: Panathenaic Stadium[23]
- Occupant: Hellenic Olympic Committee[24]
- Inception: 329 BC[25]
- Sport: athletics[26], archery[27], wrestling[28], weightlifting[29], high jump[30], pole vault[31], long jump[32], triple jump[33], shot put[34], discus throw[35], 100 metres[36], 400 metres[37], 800 metres[38], 1500 metres[39]
- Located on street: Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue[40]
- Surface played on: parquetry[41], rubber[42]
- Significant event: Panathenaic Games[43], 1896 Summer Olympics[44], 2004 Summer Olympics[45], inauguration[46], 1969 European Athletics Championships[47]
- Official website: http://www.panathenaicstadium.gr/[48]
- Sponsor: Stavros Niarchos Foundation[49]
- Described at URL: http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=1777[50]
- Maximum capacity: 50,000[51], 80,000[52], 45,000[53], 68,000[54]
- Floors above ground: 47[55]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Panathenaic Stadium include Stadiou Street[56], a street[57], in Greece[58].
Why It Matters
Panathenaic Stadium has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]
Entities named for it include Stadiou Street[56], a street[57], in Greece[58].