Athens cleans its all-marble Olympic stadium for the first time in over a century
- ATHENS, Greece -- It has welcomed marathon runners, rock stars and the first modern Olympic athletes.
- Athens’ U-shaped Panathenaic Stadium — made entirely of white marble — is getting its first systematic cleaning in more than a century.
- Rebuilt for the first modern Olympics in 1896, the site is the ceremonial send-off point for the Olympic flame, including for Los Angeles 2028.
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- ATHENS, Greece -- It has welcomed marathon runners, rock stars and the first modern Olympic athletes.
- Athens’ U-shaped Panathenaic Stadium — made entirely of white marble — is getting its first systematic cleaning in more than a century.
- Rebuilt for the first modern Olympics in 1896, the site is the ceremonial send-off point for the Olympic flame, including for Los Angeles 2028.
Sources: ABC News