Sarasota (APA 204) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Erechiheum. an ancieni' femple, was The place of worship for some of fhe mosf ancieni' Afhenian culfs. Lafer if was used as a Chrisiian church, and fhen as a Turkish home, unfil if was par+ly des+royed in l827 by a shell fired --- - fafi f sr .N Q , , , V ' .. , ' T V' .v T-, M . N - -- f '- , 1 ' f 'pf I 'i ' TQ H . - A gt i-IQ- i ' 5--l'f'r' 4 A 'e ll 1 ,':7 xl -il---V i -A A 1 ' o 0 -4 W 'Q 'M ' Y LX: 311 , . ' , U during a siege of fhe Acropolis. - re- - - , ' -f - l fx Era :V kiln 1 Y - , 'fu la - 4 5 1 ' 'T. Gr, - 4- ' ,,: ' .sr , .. - ,, I -' - F A sa- ' 4,l ,W , if , 1 P. 1 ' ' 135 I .Ar , N W T334 V e, ,nn , X -1 ' l H' ' ,O ln confrasl 'lo ihe modern buildings which surround if, bu? yei' seeming in place wifh ihe huge cify park of which if is pari, sfands ihe Temple of Jupifer. Ancienf Greek My+h- ology claimed fha? Jupifer was fha supreme god who ruled over all fhe gods, and he was worshipped accordingly. Sfandmg in maieslic splendor, fhe Parfhenon overlooks wha? is now fhe cify of Afhens, as if has during fhe past lwenfy- four cenfuries, a monumenl' fo fhe archifeciure and fha splendor of the ancient Greek nafion. The second largesf hill in Afhens, lfhe largesl' being fhe Acropolis, is crowned wi+h an edifice of modern fimes, a Greek orfhodox church. This church is used only for a special occasion, and for special feast days, As was fhe Par+henon, fhis church is fhe scene of many pilgrimages. I ff' I sf , ii .Fisk- ,p,, kffflffzlae. 5,-if 'fi , 'A 1 L La ,': -j ve ' ' ' if , r 'T' 1 A I, .V Mk,' , '- na. ' '4 fl J' 15 i'l --.M , V4 Y. . 5 'x '- s All an FW A i M ' ,zip f 'rf gi 'I 1 -Q I . y T , are ' M' .7 ,gif f X . L '- ar 'mir' M, i .4 , f .Jef 'Ma ' ci f 'QW ' if' Sd' lk ,giflfvif cgi 1? ., 'fl Q f . 'I N.l?IEful4 .4 LMS ,'3'.3 5 V Ay rife' J ,--I 4-Tiki. 5 N .- i-4 l . x s.. Q. v if in , bk :-ia, F YQSA 5. 'ff' ry, - ' -'WS ME, . a ff 4 i ' 4 -' ' 5 'v exif' 97 'Q M if 9 A Q , y T ,rfi,,,, Ls A kc, -rg M . g, V. 'stage f a ,ri i- ,M be of J' '31 nr

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ZMIR wi ws.,sya0,V, ,f ,I ,Q , avi ,Q Q If f GN L X w,,,.,.............,-..-,,,..........,---+ ,a.M,,,.f...u--r ,,...-. i E1 The Archeological Museum al' 'l'he lnfernaiional Fair was one of ihe poinfs of inieresf for many of us. Here in one spol' were gaihered +oge+her exhi- bifs which showed paris of lhe pas? of nearly every one of rhe European coun+ries. T xi T y ,O E ,D 4 E... f ' 1 r is nk fl 4 The Russian exhibii' was BY fa' fhe mosi popular one ef HW Fair. I+ was easily seen 'lllii ours is a befier way of M' by far, fhan 'thai' of ihe R?- sians. Though +hey did I-' basl' ihey could fo show- Q5 oiherwuse we didn-I' bUY 'A