Athens’ all-marble Olympic Stadium gets first major clean in a century
- Athens’ famed Panathenaic Stadium – which hosted the first modern Olympic Games – is undergoing its first thorough cleaning in more than a century.
- The venue, constructed entirely from white marble, requires painstaking care as it shares the same stone source as the Acropolis.
- Reconstructed for the inaugural modern Games in 1896, the landmark acts as the traditional ceremonial send-off point for the Olympic flame, including the upcoming handover for Los Angeles 2028.
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- Athens’ famed Panathenaic Stadium – which hosted the first modern Olympic Games – is undergoing its first thorough cleaning in more than a century.
- The venue, constructed entirely from white marble, requires painstaking care as it shares the same stone source as the Acropolis.
- Reconstructed for the inaugural modern Games in 1896, the landmark acts as the traditional ceremonial send-off point for the Olympic flame, including the upcoming handover for Los Angeles 2028.
Sources: The Independent